On May 19, 2006, at 1:41 AM, Peter Mackay wrote:
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[mailto:wikien-l-bounces@Wikipedia.org] On Behalf Of Philip Welch
On May 18, 2006, at 9:12 PM, Peter Mackay wrote:
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?
That's just our development pattern. In the end we will have stable
versions that are verified accurate.
And therefore obsolete. Law, both legislation and common law, changes
rapidly nowadays.
There's no reason stable versions couldn't be vetted weekly or
biweekly. Law still does not change as quickly as technology.
You could have an encyclopaedia of legal basics, but
having an
uptodate
comprehensive legal reference using volunteer labour is probably a
very big
ask.
Having an up-to-date comprehensive encyclopedia using volunteer labor
is a very big task :)
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Philip L. Welch
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Philwelch