lol. Good point. I would like to see everyone's list on what a 'skill' really means. It would make a good basis for a discussion.

a quick edit: It's a question that really began gnawing at my mind over the last few minutes. What is a skill?

To tell you the (highly likely) truth, I could probably take on the jobs the authors hold and do a perfectly acceptable professional job given a desk, a library, a phone, a web browser, and a five minute head start. Are they 'skilled'?