Who Are You Talking to at these Expert Sites?
from the everyone's-an-expert dept
In the past few month there have been way too many of these new expert sites, and now the New York Times is taking a look at them. It seems that for most of them you don't need any credentials to start giving advice (should I make a joke here about parents? nahhhh...). The thing that has always bothered me about all of these sites is that the people I go to advice are people I know and trust, or who have been specifically recommended by people I know and trust. I don't have any faith in someone I meet through one of these expert sites.
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I think the word expert was used so that users would know what the site is all about and doesn't always mean that the members are experts...
Opinions and information are valuable but must be taken with a grain of salt...
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I guess the Times never heard about USENET...
USENET, even on topics where it doesn't break down into flames and noise, isn't really characterised by "experts." Oh, they're there for some groups, but generally the people you get help from are more or less on the same level as yourself.
Jon
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