User:DrKiernan

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I am a full-time professional academic at a British university.

I am editorial co-ordinator of an international academic journal, which has been published since 1909.

When I was an undergraduate the world-wide web did not exist. I first came into contact with the internet when I was a graduate student. Then, it was only used by academia and Governments to exchange the results of original research. I have seen the web expand during my career, and have seen the quality of information decay as more and more hearsay and loose thinking is added. I started a course at my University in order to teach students how to access and assess appropriate and reliable sources. Eventually, the module was cancelled because so few students chose to take it.

I have registered as a wikipedian in an attempt to stem a few drops of the tide of ignorance and misinformation.

Most of the time, I feel like Canute.