User:Matthew1958

I exist!

I am a returning student about to get his better-late-than-never BA in U.S. History. Other historical interests include ancient Rome, Western Systems of Jurisprudence, and both symbolic and informal logic.

I am enamored of the egalitarian ethos behind Wikipedia, yet concerned that an Encyclopedia that anyone can edit may be a formula for inaccuracy. I have noted that Wikipedia is viewed with derision by some academics. Unfortunately, they may have a point. While I would like to see them fix the problem by contributing their expertise I can understand the reluctance to do so in the face of the possibility that such contributions stand to be destroyed by editing.

An interesting experiment in any case, and one I would like to participate in

--Matthew1958 (talk) 21:47, 13 June 2010 (UTC)