[Air-L] Credentials

[Monica Murero]

> I agree with Jeremy , and all the others:
>
> Our  "informal style" is a plus in this community . As you might  
> have noticed,  also  our  emails  in air-l  do not show our titles  
> in the majority of cases.  Other lists might have a different style.  
> Fine. I  work on AoIR conferences since 2001 (current Treasurer  
> etc.) and  we have never used Dr. Prof. etc. on our badges either ,  
> a little tradition we have strongly mantained over time to reinforce  
> the idea of openess of our community to anyone who is smart, and  
> ready to  to serious debate and cultural exchange - besides  
> formalities .  In the name of this openess we welcome your  
> suggestion and leave it up to our community the decision of adopting  
> or not your proposal (but do not expect too much of a change from  
> us :-)
>
>
> Monica



Il giorno 18/ago/09, alle ore 17:02, jeremy hunsinger ha scritto:

> no.  so long as the person is correct or i can learn from them.    I  
> know at least 2 people on this list that do not have doctorates in  
> statistics or doctorates at all and can probably answer 99% of  
> statistical software questions quicker, better, and with less fuss,  
> because they work with this software every day have taken training  
> in the software, have read more textbooks related to statistics,  
> etc.      Now if you have question on whether you need a specific  
> test to verify for certain sampling errors in a snowball sample, you  
> might want to talk to a statistical counselor....  as there are  
> certainly questions that some people face and answer better than  
> others.   However, I could send you to statistics ph.d.'s who would  
> just tell you to buzz off too, so...  in the end... i'd recommend  
> take knowledge where you can get it, with the grains of salt it  
> comes with.
>
> but i do think it is an interesting question.   i just don't think,  
> given my experiences, that credentials matter as much as  
> demonstrable knowledge and while they may play a part in some cases,  
> in the majority of cases I would not make that claim.
>
> so no...
>
> -jeremy
>
> On Aug 18, 2009, at 10:00 AM, Dr. Rasha Abdulla wrote:
>
>> Don't you think it makes a difference if the person giving me  
>> advice on a
>> statistical software package has a Ph.D. in statistics (even if  
>> jobless), is
>> an undergraduate student who heard about it from a friend (and yes,  
>> that
>> info could still be very valid), or a marketing staff member of the  
>> software
>> producing company? Yes, I know I can Google the name, but what's  
>> the harm is
>> signing off with a title or at least a full name (to be able to  
>> google it?)
>>
>> Anyway, just a suggestion!
>>
>> All the best.
>> Rasha
>> -- 
>> Rasha A. Abdulla, Ph.D.
>> Assistant Professor
>> Journalism and Mass Communication
>> The American University in Cairo
>> www.rashaabdulla.com
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