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In fact, the very idea of attracting expert people here may be a bit pie-in-the-sky anyway. Imagine you were a literature professor - would you want to spend your spare time frittering around on Stack Exchange answering people's questions about literature in a way that fits into this company's Q&A system? Probably not. Like I said way back on Area 51:

In fact, the very idea of attracting expert people here may be a bit pie-in-the-sky anyway. Imagine you were a literature professor - would you want to spend your spare time frittering around on Stack Exchange answering people's questions about literature in a way that fits into this company's Q&A system? Probably not. Like I said way back on Area 51:

Consider the following two possible answers to the same question:

Consider the following two possible answers to the same question:

Of course, anyone who is a professional or 'expert' will be more than welcome to participate here! Nobody will be happier than me to see an actual literature professor become an active user here, but we can't rely on that ever happening. I suspect most Stack Exchange sites, except perhaps those very specifically geared towards programmers and other computer people, are like this: the occasional professional whom people can ooh and aah over, but mostly enthusiasts producing expert content.

Of course, anyone who is a professional or 'expert' will be more than welcome to participate here! Nobody will be happier than me to see an actual literature professor become an active user here, but we can't rely on that ever happening. I suspect most Stack Exchange sites, except perhaps those very specifically geared towards programmers and other computer people, are like this: the occasional professional whom people can ooh and aah over, but mostly enthusiasts producing expert content.