RE: Authority and Expertise

From: louisnews@comcast.net
Date: Fri Jul 26 2002 - 22:11:56 MDT


On 7/26/02, 9:55:38 PM, Lee Corbin <lcorbin@tsoft.com> wrote regarding RE:
Authority and Expertise:

> Usually,
> it so happens, someone's expertise becomes apparent during the
> course of exchanges.

It is only apparent, if one already knows the answer.

If people are discussing a field that I know little about, then I want to
know their credentials. I want to know up front who works in this field,
who dabbles, and who is just an arm-chair quarterback.



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