Twice a week I get endorsed for a random skill by someone I barely know. I'm assuming these are either misclicks or people clicking the "Endorse these 4 people" popup you get on some screens.

As such, endorsements seem to have very little credence, and I certainly wouldn't be swayed by any I saw in other's profiles.

I agree, and I get endorsed by people I know but who know nothing about my capability of that particular skill (because they've never seen it exercised in my relationship with them).

I can only surmise they endorse me because once you give an endorsement you're encouraged to endorse the endorser right back, and maybe they're hoping for endorsement.

In short, since I get unqualified endorsements from others, I don't put any stock in endorsements that others have. It was a nice idea, but they should really pull the service.

I think endorsements were a terrible strategic move for LI. It's already at the point that nobody believes the endorsements, and it just makes people not want to deal with the site because of the awkward situations they create.

Completely agree, because it's totally meaningless. I would much rather see LinkedIn focus more on Recommendations, which are the real prize.

I've managed to get "coffee" to #6 most endorsed in my Skills & Expertise.... I suspect that I'm not taking it as seriously as LinkedIn thinks I should ;-)

It's become an office joke to have everyone endorse this one guy for MS Office.

He hates it.

For a while I had "trolling" listed on my profile, then one day it just disappeared.

Bravo Sir/Madam ;-)

Reminds me of a friend who had "X's hobbies include lying about his hobbies, lists, and the Oxford comma." on his CV.

So true. I took the endorsements area off my profile. My "image processing" expertise was endorsed by a fellow I knew solely through screenwriting, which isn't surprising given how pushy LinkedIn is getting about endorsing other contacts' expertise.

I hate endorsements. People who i hardly know, saying that i'm good at "Cloud" does not help me at all!

I completely agree. I have chosen to not list endorsements to my profile, but LinkedIn still allows others the ability to endorse me. I added "Basket Weaving" as a skill, and have been endorsed for it.