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== General disclaimer ==

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=== No formal peer review ===

Our active community of editors uses tools such as the [[:Special:Recentchanges]] and [[:Special:Newpages]] feeds to monitor new and changing content. However, GRASS GIS Wiki is not uniformly peer reviewed; while readers may correct errors or engage in casual 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 featured article processes may later have been edited inappropriately, just before you view them.

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