User:Shanen

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Guess the important stuff for this venue is "Why should my contributions be regarded as credible?" Funny I should ask... Anyway, the main item is that I read a lot, over 50 books a year since childhood. (Well, actually more than that back then.) These days many of the books are Japanese, however, which increases the difficulty points. I have two degrees, with completed majors in sociology, history, philosophy, and computer science. The major I most wish I had completed was mathematics, but that's a different not-so-funny story. Have lived in Japan for many years, and regard myself as a permanent resident.

As regards Wikipedia, I feel like commenting on the fundamental problem I perceive with the current implementation. Altruism is a relatively weak motivation for contributing. Sure, I will probably take the time to correct an obvious mistake if I happen to read it, and I'm glad to be of service. However, what if that mistake is deliberate? Someone who has an ulterior motive may have needed to get some credibility for that error, at least for a bit. Wikipedia built up quite a bit of credibility, but now that credibility has become something the scammers and spammers seek to exploit for their greedy profit.