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List:       wikipedia-l
Subject:    Re: [Wikipedia-l] An idea
From:       Jimmy Wales <jwales () wikia ! com>
Date:       2005-05-31 7:48:46
Message-ID: 429C16DE.7090505 () wikia ! com
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Andrew Venier wrote:
> To me it appears to be quite a display of cognitive dissonance.
> 
> "We (wikipedia in the aggregate) don't think that credentials carry any
> weight. At least, not enough to influence our content or policies in any
> meaningful way.   However, because other people value credentials, we
> have trouble building credibility without them, so we would like to
> advertise them in order to enhance our reputation.  We're happy to
> trumpet our contributor's qualifications, as long as it's clear that
> they mean nothing to us and in no way affect our process."

I think that's a fairly accurate summary, but I don't know why you call
it cognitive dissonance.

--Jimbo

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