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− | + | '''Fancyclopedia 3''' at https://fancyclopedia.org/ is the continuation of the printed Fancyclopedia (1944) and Fancyclopedia 2 (1959). ''Fancy 3'' is a voluntary association of [[fans]] creating an online open-content collaborative encyclopedia of [[fandom]]. It's very similar to Wikipedia; it has the same strengths and suffers from the same weaknesses. | |
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+ | ===What You See Is What You Get=== | ||
+ | The structure of Fancyclopedia allows anyone with an Internet connection to potentially 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. '''Fancyclopedia does not and can not 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. | ||
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+ | Nor is Fancyclopedia peer reviewed; while readers may correct errors or engage in casual, 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 may later have been edited inappropriately, just before you view them. | ||
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+ | '''None of the contributors, sponsors, administrators or anyone else connected with Fancyclopedia in any way whatsoever are 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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+ | === No contract; limited license === | ||
+ | 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 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 Fancyclopedia or any of its agents, members, organizers or other users. | ||
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+ | There is '''no agreement or understanding between you and Fancyclopedia ''' regarding your use or modification of this information and neither is anyone at Fancyclopedia responsible should someone change, edit, modify or remove any information that you may post on Wikipedia or any of its associated projects. | ||
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+ | === Trademarks === | ||
+ | Any of the trademarks, service marks, collective marks, design rights or similar rights that are mentioned, used or cited in the articles of the Fancyclopedia are the property of their respective owners. Your use of any material from Fancyclopedia is at your own risk. | ||
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+ | === Jurisdiction and legality of content === | ||
+ | Publication of information found in Fancyclopedia may be in violation of the laws of the country or jurisdiction from where you are viewing this information. The Fancyclopedia database is stored on servers 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. Fancyclopedia 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. |
Latest revision as of 05:36, 16 October 2020
Fancyclopedia 3 at https://fancyclopedia.org/ is the continuation of the printed Fancyclopedia (1944) and Fancyclopedia 2 (1959). Fancy 3 is a voluntary association of fans creating an online open-content collaborative encyclopedia of fandom. It's very similar to Wikipedia; it has the same strengths and suffers from the same weaknesses.
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What You See Is What You Get[edit]
The structure of Fancyclopedia allows anyone with an Internet connection to potentially 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. Fancyclopedia does not and can not 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.
Nor is Fancyclopedia peer reviewed; while readers may correct errors or engage in casual, 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 may later have been edited inappropriately, just before you view them.
None of the contributors, sponsors, administrators or anyone else connected with Fancyclopedia in any way whatsoever are 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.
No contract; limited license[edit]
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 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 Fancyclopedia or any of its agents, members, organizers or other users.
There is no agreement or understanding between you and Fancyclopedia regarding your use or modification of this information and neither is anyone at Fancyclopedia responsible should someone change, edit, modify or remove any information that you may post on Wikipedia or any of its associated projects.
Trademarks[edit]
Any of the trademarks, service marks, collective marks, design rights or similar rights that are mentioned, used or cited in the articles of the Fancyclopedia are the property of their respective owners. Your use of any material from Fancyclopedia is at your own risk.
Jurisdiction and legality of content[edit]
Publication of information found in Fancyclopedia may be in violation of the laws of the country or jurisdiction from where you are viewing this information. The Fancyclopedia database is stored on servers 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. Fancyclopedia 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.