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Re:Father of the moderm tiling WMs proposed for deletion in ... by smackfu on Wednesday March 03, 2010 @08:55AM (#1164057)
Lawyers at least have to argue their points in front of a jury of laypersons. On Wikipedia, the only audience for this kind of thing is other wiki fanatics, so it just becomes more and more insular.

Also, that is kind of like the ultimate wiki defense: "any obscure terms are linked so my writing doesn't have to be clear".

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Re:Father of the moderm tiling WMs proposed for deletion in ... by Perceval on Wednesday March 03, 2010 @04:23PM (#1165208)
Lawyers are barred from making legal arguments directly to the jury. Judges hold the prerogative of instructing the jury on the law. Lawyers only make arguments about evidence, motivation, etc. to the jury.
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