If we allow this set of articles, then why not have others covering every other aspect of Californian criminal law? And for the other 49 states. And federally? And then for every other jurisdiction in the world? My feeling is that the information is encyclopaedic, but would be better placed elsewhere. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcoholic_Beverage#Legal_considerations looks good. I note with some amusement that this section is illustrated with a beachfront sign from Corangamite Shire Council. [[Image:AlcoholConsumptionSign.jpg]] This editor could be a valuable contributor so long as he fits in with our ways and stays off the booze. -- Peter in Canberra

On 5/18/06, Peter Mackay <peter.mackay(a)bigpond.com> wrote: Well, there are lots of problems with them, such as that they define their scope particularly badly. But in general having lots of information on certain aspects of a certain legal system does not strike me as a bad thing. Having that information presented as advice or a series of essays is incorrect though. That can be worked on however. This editor could be a valuable contributor so long as he fits in with our Definitely. Although apparently he has removed some {{AFD}} tags which is just not the done thing. I gather there are a few people who would love to know what he's really up to. Steve

Mmmm, but you'd have to be a right nong to use it as more than a casual reference. A legal encyclopaedia that anyone can edit? --Peter in Canberra

And therefore obsolete. Law, both legislation and common law, changes rapidly nowadays. You could have an encyclopaedia of legal basics, but having an uptodate comprehensive legal reference using volunteer labour is probably a very big ask. Pete, awed by the vision

No argument there, and Wikipedia is a stunning achievement by anybody's standards. However I was thinking that the sort of people who are capable of ensuring that legal articles are accurate, uptodate and dependent are usually busy and highly paid. Asking senior lawyers to work on a legalopedia in their time off is a step up from asking Star Trek fans to compile lists of trivia. Compiling useful legal articles and then keeping them up to date isn't something your average editor can do. How do we check credentials, for example? Pete, barrister-at-home

On 5/19/06, Philip Welch <wikipedia(a)philwelch.net> wrote: Perhaps why, much to my surprise, the computer science areas of Wikipedia are particularly poor. I would have thought they would be the strongest areas, but articles on anything which can't be demonstrated with a snippet of C code are pretty lamentable. Examples: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etl

On 5/19/06, Steve Bennett <stevagewp(a)gmail.com> wrote: People tend to write about their hobies rather than the stuff they have more formal expertise in. I tend to write about canals rather than chemisty for example. -- geni