User:Howard C. Berkowitz/EC/EM

Expertise management encompasses the current concept of Editors, but will also examine issues such as different types of Editors (e.g., specialized, copy, probationary) as well as outside reviewers.

While I think there is room for case-by-case exceptions, I also believe it should not be easy to become an Editor on first registering, or perhaps go into a probationary Editor status. No matter what the subject matter expertise of the Editor, he or she needs to learn our formatting and knowledge structure, and some CZ customs. It's important, I think, for the prospective editor to know what it is to be edited, and to have the experience of creating some articles. Hypothetically, a probationary expert might be the world authority on a subject, but might not really understand the nuances of Editor Rulings. Such an expert could be assisted by an experienced Editor of any workgroup or a Constable in making a ruling.