How did post-nominals mutate into Wikipedia?

Have just had a look at the Wikipedia page I quoted and saw that the errors I mentioned at #37 have been corrected - so thanks to whoever did so. Also, having learned from helpful responses about how easy it is to correct errors/make alterations to information on Wikipedia I think I'm more wary now about the reliability of such information. Presumably, for example, there's nothing to stop anyone (either out of ignorance or malevolence) from altering references to IOSH so that it's cited as an institute rather than an institution. Such erroneous information would persist until a suitably knowledgeable person recognised the error and then bothered to correct it.

Also, for some reason which I can't fathom, the URL I included at #37 for Wikipedia's page about UK post-nominal letters mutated after posting into one which linked to a page about post-nominal letters worldwide, starting with Antigua and Barbuda. :-( As an experiment I'll try posting the UK version again, i.e. http://en.wikipedia.org/...of_post-nominal_letters_(United_Kingdom) and see what happens.

p.s. JohnW - your mathematical background explained your earlier allusion to polynomials. On a jocular note, I was going to ask if poly-nominals are about names for parrots, but think I'd better desist! :-)

I have to agree with that, having had to study via distance learning while working a 60 hr week and entirely self-funded.
I've sweated through all my quals and paid top whack, so I will definitely be putting them after my name, I know what I went through to get them, plus it carries more weight with peers and clients (not to mention attracting job offers!).

John (soon to be BSc Hons).

Graham, I would hope that if anything I/we put on a wiki page later gets edited then we would get an e-mail alert. I've looked over the few contributions I have made to music-related pages and they are still there. You can View History for any wiki page and check who/when changes were made.

Almost everyone has a degree or diploma these days. The safety bods holding either a BSc, diploma or certificate are so numerous (more safety bods than fire fighters in the UK) that adding perceived snobbish post nominals is utterly naff. I have never used nor want to use such ridiculous opinons of importance. A safety body is just that a safety bod - no more important than a hairdresser offering her services. A persons fine work reputation will always trump those with a string of pns who can't do the job! On this project we have many of the latter!

And btw I have two degrees entitling me to use pn MA and MM. Nebosh free! Nothing on my cards or letter heads. Never had anyone ask what "letters" I might have.

Jon

aaarghh :o)

Having sweated to get my Diploma and my CMIOSH I decided to put the certificates up on the wall behind along with my other qualifications. My next “customer” came in and looked at the wall of paper said “Ooh, they look just like the certificates up in my hairdressers!”
They soon came down after that!

I agree with you.

I'm very proud of mine. I also worked damned hard for my qualifications, and paid for them out of my own pocket. I'm *still* hopeful that this determination will lead me into a decent salaried position.

Post Nominal only work some times, I agree with John M , almost every one has diploma and degree this days


SHV

Mine is July 2006