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List:       wikipedia-l
Subject:    Re: [Wikipedia-l] An idea
From:       Fred Bauder <fredbaud () ctelco ! net>
Date:       2005-06-01 19:51:26
Message-ID: 574EC077-0E7A-43DB-AE36-81F56AA1B4B5 () ctelco ! net
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Knowledge and the ability to communicate it are what matter.  
Credentials are evidence of the possibility that the person is  
familiar with knowledge regarding a topic and can communicate that  
knowledge, but not proof in the absence of performance.

Fred


On Jun 1, 2005, at 1:44 PM, Andrew Venier wrote:

> It still leaves the question:
> Why would the project expend such an effort to validate  
> credentials, when one of its operating principles is that  
> credentials don't count for anything?

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