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When Courthouse Libraries and I first started talking about this wiki project, there were some core values that I wanted the wiki to maintain. I’d never thought about these things before, but when we started talking about how the wiki would look and operate, I realized that there were certain qualities of my old BC Family Law Resource website that I wanted to preserve. From this came a set of guiding principles for the editorial tone of what is now called ''[[JP Boyd on Family Law]]''. My hope is that this resource will continue to: | When Courthouse Libraries and I first started talking about this wiki project, there were some core values that I wanted the wiki to maintain. I’d never thought about these things before, but when we started talking about how the wiki would look and operate, I realized that there were certain qualities of my old BC Family Law Resource website that I wanted to preserve. From this came a set of guiding principles for the editorial tone of what is now called ''[[JP Boyd on Family Law]]''. My hope is that this resource will continue to: | ||
# '''Be free'''<br/>The information should be available at no charge, without restriction and without expectation of reward. | # '''Be free'''<br/>The information should be available at no charge, without restriction and without expectation of reward. | ||
# '''Be written in plain language'''<br/>The information this resource provides should be as accessible as possible, save that it mustn't ever be inaccurate. It should use colloquial, everyday language. It should avoid lawyer’s jargon. It should use humour to lighten up the subject matter, and metaphor to better explain it. | # '''Be written in plain language'''<br/>The information in this resource provides should be as accessible as possible, save that it mustn't ever be inaccurate. It should use colloquial, everyday language. It should avoid lawyer’s jargon. It should use humour to lighten up the subject matter, and metaphor to better explain it. | ||
# '''Be up-to-date and accurate'''<br/>The information should be timely and accurate, within reason and practicality. | # '''Be up-to-date and accurate'''<br/>The information should be timely and accurate, within reason and practicality. | ||
# '''Be opinionated'''<br/>The information shouldn't just describe the law and available legal options to readers, but be prescriptive and recommendatory, when being prescriptive and recommendatory is appropriate. To some extent this will be an expression of policy and preference, but if a particular available court of action is ill-advised, the resource should say so.<nowiki>*</nowiki> | # '''Be opinionated'''<br/>The information shouldn't just describe the law and available legal options to readers, but be prescriptive and recommendatory, when being prescriptive and recommendatory is appropriate. To some extent this will be an expression of policy and preference, but if a particular available court of action is ill-advised, the resource should say so.<nowiki>*</nowiki> | ||