Wikipedia:Credentials are irrelevant
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In light of the Essjay controversy, a number of editors have become very angry about how User:Essjay misrepresented himself. Yes, he caused a major PR blow to Wikipedia and the Wikimedia Foundation, but don't we have policies that prevent using individual experience? When it comes to editing articles, we must look at the sources which are being used in the article, than the 'credibility of the editor who put it in there. In the end, an expert in the field is helpful, but should those credentials have any effect in editing articles for an encyclopedia where only 3rd party sources are allowed?