I'm a bit uncomfortable with the "expert" bit - not that I doubt that many of you ARE experts, but that we are also trying to attract participants who may not feel particularly expert in anything.  I would  hate to think I had to be an expert before I could venture my thoughts on a topic either in Diary or comment form.

Let's face it, there are scholarly and specialised professional or academic journals in many of the areas we discuss here - we're not really trying to compete with them, are we?   Isn't there also something about the accessibility of our writing styles and the interactivity which goes on here that distinguishes us from the turgid tomes of academe?  Would "alternative" be a better term?

Index of Frank's Diaries