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==An editorial manifesto for a new public legal education resource==
===by John-Paul Boyd, Updated for 2019===
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 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.
I took two principles from this. First, that accurate legal information is essential to the fair resolution of family law disputes. Second, that accurate legal information is itself a tool for the resolution of family law disputes. That was kind of what I had always had in mind for my website, and I hope continues to guide the development of this resource in the future.
I hope that you readers will find this resource useful as you they navigate the minefield that is family law, and that the contributing editors will enjoy updating and expanding its contents.
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