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Credentials

Bill, I wanted to point you to a few pages concerning "expert" editors like yourself. (FYI, there's no set policy for the use of credentials, e.g. PhD, on Wikipedia, but it's generally recommended that one not mention academic credentials outside of his/her own User pages.)

Here are a few relevant articles:

• WP:EXPERT
• WP:Expert retention
• WP:Ignore all credentials

Some of these policy article contain somewhat contradictory advice, but each has some support from within the Wikipedia community.

Anyways, thanks for contributing and Happy editting. -- Justin W Smith ^talk/_stalk 16:34, 22 June 2011 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Docbillnet (talk • contribs)

One more thing

Also see WP:TALKO. You're free to do whatever you want on your own talk pages, but deleting comments made by others elsewhere is discouraged. Quoting from WP:TALKO, "The basic rule – with some specific exceptions outlined below – is, that you should not edit or delete the comments of other editors without their permission." -- Justin W Smith ^talk/_stalk 16:49, 22 June 2011 (UTC)

• OK. I don't understand the rational of wanting to keep comments obviously intended just for one person to read. But if archiving is the preferred way to go, I can do that...Bill C. Riemers (talk) 17:07, 22 June 2011 (UTC)