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<div style="text-align: center; font-size: x-large; padding: 1em;">MET WIKI DISCLAIMER AND TERMS OF USE</div>

<div style="text-align: center; font-size: x-large; padding: 1em;">MET WIKI MAKES NO GUARANTEE OF VALIDITY</div>

Met Wiki is an online open-content collaborative project, 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 Met Wiki; much of the time you will.  However, '''Met Wiki 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.  Note that most other sites and reference works also have similar disclaimers.

=== No formal peer review ===
We use tools such as the [[Special:Recentchanges]] feed to monitor new and changing content.  However, Met Wiki is not uniformly peer reviewed; while readers may correct errors 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 may later have been edited inappropriately, just before you view them.

'''None of the contributors, sponsors, administrators, or anyone else connected with The Pet Wiki 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.'''

=== No contract; limited license ===
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=== Trademarks ===
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=== Personality rights ===
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=== Jurisdiction and legality of content ===
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=== Not professional advice ===
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None of the authors, contributors, sponsors, administrators, vandals, or anyone else connected with Met Wiki, in any way whatsoever, can be responsible for your use of the information contained in or linked from these web pages.

If an article contains suggestions regarding dangerous, illegal or unethical activities, '''remember that anyone can post this information on Met Wiki'''.  The authors may not be qualified to provide you with complete information or to inform you about adequate safety precautions and other measures to prevent injury, or other damage to your person, property or reputation. If you need specific advice (for example, medical, legal, financial, marital or risk management) please seek a professional licensed or knowledgeable in that area.

'''Met Wiki is not uniformly peer reviewed; while readers may correct errors or remove erroneous suggestions, they have no legal duty to do so.  All information found on the site is without any implied warranty of fitness for any purpose or use whatsoever.'''  

No consequential damages can be sought against Met Wiki, as it is a voluntary association of individuals formed to create freely licensed online educational, cultural and informational resources.  This information is being given to you gratuitously and '''there is no agreement or understanding between you and Met Wiki''' regarding your use or modification of this information.

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