Talk:Accreditation

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[edit] Unsigned comment from 28 October 2005

There is an bit of a problem here. "Accreditation" is redirected to "School accreditation" which, in effect, dominates the definition of accreditation. However, "Accreditation" is also a very important term in the field of information security. We (someone better at Wiki writing than I) need(s) to redesign this so "Accreditation" is not simply redirected to "School accreditation". Because of the current situation, and the need to discuss Accreditation in the context of IS, I simply (Temporarily!) added an IS section in the "School Accreditation" page, because I do not want to simply remove the redirection.

Whew! Did I explain that correctly ???? Cheers!

[edit] Image

I am not convinced that the cartoon-like image (Image:Accreditation.jpg) recently added to this article adds value to the article. The principal problem is that the meaning of the image is obscure. It is not clear how the standing man saying "It suits my needs" is relevant to "accreditation." I cannot even tell if he is a "Requester/User" or an "Accreditation Agent." Moreover, many of the types of "accreditation" listed in the article do not involve an explicitly identifiable "requester/user." (For example, the customers for educational accreditation and healthcare accreditation are diffuse, while diplomatic accreditation does not involve meeting the needs of a customer/requester, but rather communicating information in a manner that is certified to be accurate.)

Can the image be captioned to explain its meaning? If not, I think it detracts from the article, rather than enhancing it. --Orlady 03:17, 15 October 2007 (UTC)

Thanks. I added some text with the image. This should explain both its intention and its origin. - Mdd 10:51, 15 October 2007 (UTC)