Is the American accreditation system too complicated?

[cookderosa]

I do think it's possibly too complicated. I think it took me a long time here (where people talk about accreditation) before I got up the nerve or interest to see what everyone was talking about, I mainly ignored it because in my head I'm thinking "who cares?" but of course it's important! It's so nuanced, that it can trip up anyone who doesn't spend a good amount of time learning about it - and I don't think it has a big draw as far as "interesting things to learn about."