> are all experts self-appointed? is there
> some
> criteria for calling yourself one? how do
> you
> know you are one??

Sometimes experts are appointed by others in the sense that the person so consistently gives reliable advice that others begin to say, "You want to know about ZZZ, talk to YYY." I've seen this happen in online communities, where the highly regarded but humble person takes a long time to understand that this is going on.

Far better for it to happen this way than for someone to claim expertise that others don't believe he or she has.

Marcia Yudkin


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