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MK14:

--- Quote from: Labrat101 on February 22, 2022, 04:52:05 pm ---Where did I mention paper certification.. ? . Only you mention  it .

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Look here:


--- Quote from: Labrat101 on February 22, 2022, 12:49:31 pm ---The only way to Find real experts would be to Prove it with some Certification's

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I agree the word 'paper' is missing, but I don't think it makes much difference to what was said. Many things are no longer on 'paper' these days (internet/computerization), and what you stated, could be interpreted to include 'paper' ones, anyway.

Cerebus:

--- Quote from: Labrat101 on February 22, 2022, 04:52:05 pm ---
--- Quote from: Cerebus on February 22, 2022, 04:19:26 pm ---
--- Quote from: Labrat101 on February 22, 2022, 12:49:31 pm ---I am thinking that in "Theory" this would be a great idea .. But as with all what I have seen so far Theory and practice are totally distorted  .
Some of the so called Experts are really good at copy & Paste and have not got a clue . &  could out smart anyone with a twisted tongue.
On the other hand there are some real born Genuineness here and they stay in the shadows .
The only way to Find real experts would be to Prove it with some Certification's

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No, that's just a good way of finding people who are good at acquiring certifications.

All the genuinely smart and/or knowledgeable people  I've ever known didn't need paper certification to demonstrate how good they were, people could figure out how smart and/or knowledgeable they were within a few minutes of talking to them. Some of them might incidentally have acquired certifications and titles along the way, some hadn't. In fact in my experience if there is any correlation between "smart" and "paper qualified" it's that the outstandingly brilliant fair poorly when it comes to the academic type of paper qualifications; they are often bored rigid at school because it moves too slowly for them, they get a bad reputation with the more stupid type of teacher, and end up with poor school results and a bad taste in their mouths from dealing with the academic world.

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Where did I mention paper certification.. ? . Only you mention  it .

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You did, by implication, by saying "Certification's" (sic).

It is normal idiomatic English to refer to such as "paper qualifications", the paper being referred to being a document such as a "pass certificate", "exam certificate", "degree certificate", and so on. If the qualification is from somewhere particularly expensive it may be inscribed on a dead sheep's skin rather than paper, if it's from somewhere particularly downmarket, or particularly fashionable, then the certificate will be a collection of [mostly random] bits drifting around somewhere in cyberspace (also sic*).


* Because I remember when people used the cyber- prefix properly, in relation to control systems, not gnomically and misnomically to refer to the latest digital fad.

Bud:

--- Quote from: fourfathom on February 22, 2022, 05:11:32 pm ---BTW, this has been a fun discussion.  It's enjoyable but I hope nothing comes of it.

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I like the passage!  :-+

tggzzz:

--- Quote from: fourfathom on February 22, 2022, 05:11:32 pm ---
--- Quote from: Labrat101 on February 22, 2022, 04:52:05 pm ---Where did I mention paper certification.. ? . Only you mention  it .
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So what kind of certification did you have in mind?

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Maybe the type that (in conjunction with medics), the police can do for a few days and the courts indefinitely?

Zero999:
The idea of having expert forum users, even if it means they have to pass some sort of test is a very bad idea. For a start, it's virtually impossible to develop a test which would accurately asses the range of skills and knowledge required to help in every area of electronics/programming/engineering discussed on this site. It's impossible to ensure the person doesn't cheat, or get someone else to do it for them. A good number of people here would have to agree with the test, in order for it to be respected by most.

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