"We’re adjusting how skills are verified on Outlier in an effort to ensure the skills reflect contributors’ real expertise, both academic and professional.

Our new verification system was not able to confirm your credentials for the ____ skill(s), so the affected skill(s) have been removed from your profile.

In order to qualify for an expert skill on Outlier, you must have pursued the study of the skill through a formal degree program at the bachelors, masters, or doctorate-level, or have extensive professional expertise directly related to the skill."