"One could very aptly describe the Wikipedia system for directing the development of the project as being a common law system of sorts. The encyclopedia has basic policies – the constitutional law of Wikipedia – which require that articles be written from a neutral point of view, make use of verifiable sources, and include no original research. ... Whenever a content dispute does arise between editors on the "talk" pages that accompany each article, there are a host of dispute resolution options available."
January 1, 1970
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