<p>I think the opposite to Michael in one respect: it's important that <em>no</em> assurance should be given that the accepted answers are sound.</p>

<p>Many of the questions on CV concern real-life problems. A site for learners of Statistics to help each other learn is unequivocally a boon to the discipline; a site where professionally certified statisticians purport to provide solutions to non-statisticians on the basis of reading a couple of paragraphs about their problem would be a travesty of the consulting process. As it stands the onus is on askers of questions to make them clear &amp; include all relevant information, &amp; to critically evaluate the answers; anything that tended to give a contrary impression should be, &amp; probably would be, of concern to professional bodies or learned societies considering lending their support to CV.</p>

<p>Statistical societies worldwide impose obligations on their members to keep on learning, help others learn, &amp;  promote public understanding of the discipline: CV is already well suited to help them fulfil these obligations.</p>
