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This is a project of the [http://www.unitednoachidecouncil.com United Noahide Council, Inc]. The articles, information, and links provided on this site do not represent official policies, procedures, or opinions of BnaiNoach.com or any of its operational units. The information on this site have come from a variety of sources, including speeches, articles, tracts, and other presentations, and they have been composed over a period of time, and many are of historic interest, Religion interest, and human affairs interest. Also, writer's inclusion on this site does not imply his full agreement with all of the articles. Each writer is responsible only for his own stated views. Many of the articles on this web site have been included only for the viewers use in the comparison of differing views and beliefs.
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This is an educational project done in cooperation with the [[Special Court for Matters of Bnei Noah]] of the Sanhedrin Initiative. The articles, information, and links provided on this site do not represent official policies, procedures, or opinions the Sanhedrin Initiative or any of its committees, courts or organizations. The information on this site have come from a variety of sources, including speeches, articles, tracts, and other presentations, and they have been composed over a period of time, and many are of historic interest, Religion interest, and human affairs interest. Also, writer's inclusion on this site does not imply his full agreement with all of the articles. Each writer is responsible only for his own stated views. Many of the articles on this web site have been included only for the viewers use in the comparison of differing views and beliefs.
 
 
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<div style="text-align: center; font-size: x-large; padding: 1em;">WIKINOAH MAKES NO GUARANTEE OF VALIDITY</div>
 
 
 
Wikinoah is an online open-content collaborative encyclopedia, that is, a voluntary association of individuals and groups working to develop a common resource of human knowledge. The structure of the project allows anyone with an Internet connection to alter its content.  Please be advised that nothing found here has necessarily been reviewed by people with the expertise required to provide you with complete, accurate or reliable information.
 
 
 
That is not to say that you will not find valuable and accurate information in Wikinoah; much of the time you will.  However, '''Wikinoah cannot guarantee the validity of the information found here.'''  The content of any given article may recently have been changed, vandalized or altered by someone whose opinion does not correspond with the state of knowledge in the relevant fields. 
 
 
 
=== No formal peer review ===
 
We are working on ways to select and highlight reliable versions of articles.  Our active community of editors uses tools such as the [[Special:Recentchanges]] and [[Special:Newpages]] feeds to monitor new and changing content.  However, Wikinoah is not uniformly peer reviewed; while readers may correct errors or engage in casual [[Wikinoah:Peer review|peer review]], they have no legal duty to do so and thus all information read here is without any implied warranty of fitness for any purpose or use whatsoever.  Even articles that have been vetted by informal peer review or [[Wikinoah:Featured articles|''featured article'']] processes may later have been edited inappropriately, just before you view them.
 
 
 
'''None of the contributors, sponsors, administrators, or anyone else connected with Wikinoah in any way whatsoever can be responsible for the appearance of any inaccurate or libelous information or for your use of the information contained in or linked from these web pages.'''
 
 
 
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Please make sure that you understand that the information provided here is being provided freely, and that no kind of agreement or contract is created between you and the owners or users of this site, the owners of the servers upon which it is housed, the individual Wikinoah contributors, any project administrators, sysops or anyone else who is in ''any way connected'' with this project or sister projects subject to your claims against them directly. You are being granted a limited license to copy anything from this site; it does not create or imply any contractual or extracontractual liability on the part of Wikinoah or any of its agents, members, organizers or other users.
 
 
 
There is '''no agreement or understanding between you and Wikinoah''' regarding your use or modification of this information beyond the [[GNU Free Documentation License]] (GFDL); neither is anyone at Wikinoah responsible should someone change, edit, modify or remove any information that you may post on Wikinoah or any of its associated projects.
 
 
 
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=== Jurisdiction and legality of content ===
 
Publication of information found in Wikinoah may be in violation of the laws of the country or jurisdiction from where you are viewing this information. The Wikinoah database is stored on a server in the State of Georgia in the United States of America, and is maintained in reference to the protections afforded under local and federal law. Laws in your country or jurisdiction may not protect or allow the same kinds of speech or distribution.  Wikinoah does not encourage the violation of any laws; and cannot be responsible for any violations of such laws, should you link to this domain or use, reproduce, or republish the information contained herein.
 
 
 
=== Not professional advice ===
 
If you need specific advice (for example, medical, legal, financial, or risk management) please seek a professional who is licensed or knowledgeable in that area.
 
 
 
<div style="text-align: center; font-size: x-large; padding: 1em;">USE WIKIPEDIA AT YOUR OWN RISK</div>
 
 
 
'''PLEASE BE AWARE THAT ANY INFORMATION YOU MAY FIND IN WIKIPEDIA MAY BE INACCURATE, MISLEADING, DANGEROUS OR ILLEGAL.'''
 
 
 
This risk disclaimer has been linked to the page you have been reading because someone feels that some of the information on that page may create an unreasonable risk for those readers who choose to apply or use the information in their own activities or to promote the information for use by third parties.
 
 
 
'''None of the authors, contributors, sponsors, administrators, vandals, or anyone else connected with Wikinoah, in any way whatsoever, can be responsible for your use of the information contained in or linked from these web pages.'''
 
 
 
Please take all steps necessary to ascertain that any information you receive from Wikinoah is correct and has been verified.  Check the [[Wikinoah:References|references]] at the end of the article.  Read the article's [[Wikinoah talk:Risk disclaimer|talk page]] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikinoah:Risk_disclaimer&action=history revision history] to see if there are any outstanding disputes over the contents of the article.  Double-check information with independent sources.
 
 
 
If an article contains suggestions regarding dangerous, illegal or unethical activities, '''remember that anyone can post this information on Wikinoah'''.  The authors may not be qualified to provide you with complete information or to inform you about adequate safety precautions or steps you can take to prevent injury, bodily damage, or other damages to your person, property or reputation. If you need specific advice (for example, medical, legal, risk management) please seek a professional licensed or knowledgeable in that area.
 
 
 
'''Wikinoah is not uniformly peer reviewed; while readers may correct errors or remove erroneous suggestions, they have no legal duty to do so, and thus all information read here is without any implied warranty of fitness for any purpose or use whatsoever.''' 
 
 
 
No consequential damages can be sought against Wikinoah, as it is a voluntary association of individuals developed freely to create various open source online educational, cultural and informational resources.
 
'''This information is being given to you gratuitously''' and thus there is '''no agreement or understanding between you and Wikinoah''' regarding your use or modification of this information beyond the [[GNU Free Documentation License]]. 
 
 
 
'''DO NOT RELY UPON ANY INFORMATION FOUND IN WIKIPEDIA WITHOUT INDEPENDENT VERIFICATION.'''
 
 
 
<div style="text-align: center; font-size: x-large; padding: 1em;">WIKIPEDIA DOES NOT GIVE MEDICAL ADVICE</div>
 
 
 
Wikinoah contains articles on many [[list of medical topics|medical topics]]; however '''no warranty whatsoever''' is made that any of the articles are accurate. There is absolutely no assurance that any statement contained or cited in an article touching on medical matters is true, correct, precise, or up-to-date.  The overwhelming majority of such articles are written, in part or in whole, by nonprofessionals.  Even if a statement made about medicine is accurate, it may not apply to you or your symptoms.
 
 
 
The medical information provided on Wikinoah is, at best, of a general nature and cannot substitute for the advice of a '''medical professional''' (for instance, a qualified doctor/physician, nurse, pharmacist/chemist, and so on).  '''Wikinoah is not a doctor.'''
 
 
 
None of the individual contributors, system operators, developers, sponsors of Wikinoah nor anyone else connected to Wikinoah can take any responsibility for the results or consequences of any attempt to use or adopt any of the information presented on this web site. 
 
 
 
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<div style="text-align: center; font-size: x-large; padding: 1em;">WIKIPEDIA DOES NOT GIVE LEGAL OPINIONS</div>
 
 
 
Wikinoah contains articles on many [[list of legal topics|legal topics]]; however '''no warranty whatsoever''' is made that any of the articles are accurate. There is absolutely no assurance that any statement contained in an article touching on legal matters is true, correct or precise. Law varies from place to place and it evolves over time &#8212; sometimes quite quickly.  Even if a statement made about the law is accurate, it may only be accurate in the jurisdiction of the person posting the information; as well, the law may have changed, been modified or overturned by subsequent development since the entry was made on Wikinoah.
 
 
 
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Neither the individual contributors, system operators, developers, or sponsors of Wikinoah nor anyone else connected to Wikinoah can take any responsibility for the results or consequences of any attempt to use or adopt any of the information or disinformation presented on this web site. 
 
 
 
'''Nothing on Wikinoah.org or of any project of [[Wikimedia Foundation]] Inc., should be construed as an attempt to offer or render a legal opinion or otherwise engage in the [[practice of law]].'''
 
 
 
<div style="text-align: center; font-size: x-large; padding: 1em;">WIKIPEDIA CONTAINS SPOILERS AND CONTENT YOU MAY FIND OBJECTIONABLE</div>
 
 
 
In its ambitious mission of documenting '''all''' human knowledge, Wikinoah contains millions of [[Wikinoah:What is an article?|articles]] on a vast array of topics. A relatively small fraction of these topics are frequently censored by educational, governmental, corporate, parental and other filtering schemes.
 
*Some Wikinoah articles discuss words or language that are considered profane, vulgar or offensive by some readers. See [[Wikinoah:Profanity]] for more information.
 
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*Many articles contain frank discussion of controversial topics. Some subjects that are discussed have criminal applications in some jurisdictions. Others contain information on dangerous or otherwise risky activities (see [[Wikinoah:General disclaimer]] and [[Wikinoah:Risk disclaimer]]).
 
*[[Wikinoah:Spoiler warning|Wikinoah contains spoilers]].
 
*Wikinoah may contain triggers for people with [[post-traumatic stress disorder]].
 
*It should be noted that as Wikinoah is open to contributions from the public, there may at any time be graffiti present on Wikinoah.
 
*There may be medical, legal or other information that is normally also the subject of professional opinions; Wikinoah is not a substitute for seeking the help of a professional. Please note: Wikinoah does not give [[Wikinoah:Legal disclaimer|legal advice]] or [[Wikinoah:Medical disclaimer|medical advice]].
 
 
 
Wikinoah's current policy is to include such content, provided it breaches neither any of our existing [[Wikinoah:policies and guidelines|policies]] (especially [[Wikinoah:Neutral point of view|Neutral point of view]]) nor the laws of the state of Georgia in the [[United States]], where Wikinoah is hosted. See [[Wikinoah:List of controversial issues|a list of controversial issues]] for some examples of articles that may contain such content. Some of these articles contain warnings, but many do not.
 
 
 
In any case, Wikinoah is a work in progress, and many articles contain [[wikipedia:Accuracy dispute|errors]], [[Wikinoah:NPOV dispute|bias]], [[Wikinoah:Merging and moving pages|duplication]], or simply need [[Wikinoah:Pages needing attention|tender loving care]]. We encourage readers to help us fix these problems.  The great majority of articles are written primarily or solely by individuals who are not subject matter experts, and may lack academic or professional credentials in the area. 
 
 
 
Wikinoah contains obscure information that would not be covered in a conventional encyclopedia. Wikinoah's coverage of subjects is patchy, based on the whims of its volunteer contributors (in particular, subjects of interest to young technical people are likely, but not certain, to receive heavier coverage than other subjects). Readers should not judge the importance of topics based on their coverage in Wikinoah, nor assume that a topic is important merely because it is the subject of a Wikinoah article.
 

Latest revision as of 12:12, 18 March 2012

This is an educational project done in cooperation with the Special Court for Matters of Bnei Noah of the Sanhedrin Initiative. The articles, information, and links provided on this site do not represent official policies, procedures, or opinions the Sanhedrin Initiative or any of its committees, courts or organizations. The information on this site have come from a variety of sources, including speeches, articles, tracts, and other presentations, and they have been composed over a period of time, and many are of historic interest, Religion interest, and human affairs interest. Also, writer's inclusion on this site does not imply his full agreement with all of the articles. Each writer is responsible only for his own stated views. Many of the articles on this web site have been included only for the viewers use in the comparison of differing views and beliefs.