tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12046714.post7218935640272718446..comments2024-03-27T13:58:49.915+01:00Comments on Words and what not: ReputationGerardMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14287269079265427282noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12046714.post-48682928814979720372007-06-06T19:02:00.000+02:002007-06-06T19:02:00.000+02:00Not what Essjay did was bad, but what they did wit...Not what Essjay did was bad, but what they did with Essjay. In my opinion a person should valued on his or her intentions and contributions, but not on their education. <BR/><BR/>Essjay had good intensions and contributions. He stated to have better education to defend himself from others that only respect a person with a university degree. <BR/><BR/>I think it's not a very nice way to do so, but we should respect it. <BR/><BR/>Further, peoples like Sanger are false when he says that only experts can give good contributions. Sometimes it needs the perspective of peoples that don't understand a topic (well) to show what should be better/easier explained. <BR/><BR/>A thing that I've learned while editing Wikipedia is that I tend to explain things very complex and abstract, just to get respected by the "experts" that are trying to undo each article that is not written by experts. <BR/><BR/>Its a very bad thing to do so, but sometimes a need.MovGP0https://www.blogger.com/profile/03861252924337265822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12046714.post-60363093727963326422007-06-05T16:45:00.000+02:002007-06-05T16:45:00.000+02:00The interesting question is: how can I verify Mr. ...The interesting question is: how can I verify Mr. Sanger's credentials? He writes online. If it's so bad to write online he should use paper. Funnily, he does not. In Italy we have a saying about the people who "spit in the dish that is feeding them" :)<BR/><BR/>But even outside the net... I know of a number of well reputed politicians who were elected because of well verified credentials that eventually proved... false. Same applies to doctors whose paper diplomas stamped in gold stood well in sight in their cabinets. Same applies to Enron and Parmalat published accounting certifications. They were endorsed by extremely well reputed companies that specifically deal with credentials verifications. Once again, Sanger has but a roaring silence for all this :) <BR/><BR/>Why I am not surprised? Hmm... is it because of Mr. Sanger's own reputation as a public troublemaker who makes a damn good profit by all the quarrels he can stir up? :) Maybe ;)<BR/><BR/>Anyway, here we have an interesting case of parasitism. A man once was in a successful project, then he left but he still makes money out of the memory of what he once was. The only way he has to have people talk about him is this. Yet it works and it must be pretty rentable, since he keeps using it. <BR/><BR/>So let’s drop one more coin to poor begging Larry and never mind what he says (or his funny "reputation"). Charity is a Christian Quality, isn’t it? One more link and one more blog reaction will give him traffic and some more advertising cents. Here, take my dime Larry, go buy yourself shoes :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com