I made that decision back in 1985. I was out here getting certified in SCUBA with Garcia in Kona and I thought to myself this is a place to wake up in in the morning.
I was never a Certified Public Accountant. I just had a degree in accounting. It would require passing a test which I would not have been able to do.
It is only by risking our persons from one hour to another that we live at all. And often enough our faith beforehand in an uncertified result is the only thing that makes the result come true.
I have always viewed the mission of Wikipedia to be much bigger than just creating a killer website. We're doing that of course and having a lot of fun doing it but a big part of what motivates us is our larger mission to affect the world in a positive way.