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Arbitrators may ask questions of the parties in this section.

1) Wikipedia is the encyclopedia that anyone can edit; however, that does not mean that everyone is capable of productively contributing to articles in an equal capacity. A degree of familiarity with the related background information on a given topic is necessary for many articles. For example, articles that encompass complex subject matter spanning multiple academic disciplines, in particular, require a commensurate level of background knowledge to facilitate productive contribution with respect to the subject matter corresponding to each respective academic discipline. Wikipedia editors should have a level of competence regarding a given subject matter to enable them to engage in discussing the relevant reliably published statements of scholars, which are generally regarded as the highest quality sources available for content creation on Wikipedia, with the aim of improving article content, as opposed to generalized discussion.

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How do we prove this "commensurate level of background knowledge" or "level of competence"? How is a potential editor support to prove that given WP:ANON.

For politics, does this mean that only politician, their staff, and others involved in politics can edit? Those with certain level degrees? How can we ensure WP:COI isn't violated if that is the case.

IMHO if taken broadly across all of Wikipedia, this limits the editing pool and open to abuse by those accusing others of not having these alleged levels of knowledge or competence.

Wikipedia is an encyclopedia that anyone can edit.

One persons view of improving article content, can be seen as someone elses POV pushing, even when complying with WP:5P.--RightCowLeftCoast (talk) 19:40, 21 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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