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'''Project Seven Years War''' published by '''[http://www.kronoskaf.com/ Kronoskaf]''' is an online open-content collaborative knowledge base, that is, a voluntary association of individuals and groups who are developing a common resource of human knowledge. The structure of the project allows any registered user with an Internet connection and World Wide Web browser to alter its content.  Please be advised that nothing found here has necessarily been reviewed by professionals 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 ''Project Seven Years War''; much of the time you will.  However, ''''Kronoskaf'' 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.  
=== No formal peer review ===
Our active community of registered users uses tools available on our site, such as the [[Special:Recentchanges]], to monitor new and changing content.  However, ''Project Seven Years War'' is not uniformly peer reviewed; while registered users 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 reviewed at a certain time may later have been edited inappropriately, just before you view them.

::'''None of the authors, contributors, sponsors, administrators, sysops, or anyone else connected with ''Kronoskaf'' 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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=== Jurisdiction and legality of content ===
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===Academic Uses===

''Project Seven Years War'' is sometimes used by people in the academic community, from first-year students to professors, as the easiest source of information about the Seven Years War. '''However, citation of ''Project Seven Years War'' in research papers might sometimes result in poor grade.'''

This can be avoided by following two simple rules:

*'''Do your research assignment properly.''' Remember that ''any'' knowledge base on a specific subject is a starting point for research, not an ending point. 
** A knowledge base on a given subject is great for getting a general understanding this subject before diving into it. But then you '''do''' have to dive into your subject, using books and articles and other appropriate sources. What you find in your other sources will be more detailed, more precise, and more carefully reasoned than the summary you found in a knowledge base. The sources you cite in your paper will be the more detailed sources you have used. All you need to do with ''Project Seven Years War'', then, is thank it in your heart.
**A knowledge base on a given subject is great for checking little details. Little details may be:
***General knowledge that you have forgotten, like the starting date of the Seven Years War or the name of the British general who won the battle of the Plains of Abraham. In that case, you should recognize the information once you find it, and know it's right. Citation is not needed for things that are general knowledge.
***A somewhat obscure point, like the Swedish campaigns in Pomerania. If this matters for your assignment, you should verify the information using a tried and tested source.
***A very obscure point, such as the French order of battle at Hastenbeck. This may be almost impossible to find anywhere other than in ''Project Seven Years War'', unless you read French, or are prepared to spend an hour in the library, which you probably don't want to. In this case, you may be forced to rely on--and to cite--''Project Seven Years War''. Good luck: you're probably safe.

* '''Use your judgment.''' Remember that ''all'' sources have to be evaluated. 
**If your professor has assigned you an article or a chapter, that means your professor thinks it is basically OK. Do you trust your professor? That's usually enough.
**If a book is in your university library or published by a reputable university press, or if an article is in a standard academic journal, that means that several professors at some point thought it was basically OK. But time may have passed, and the book or article may now be out of date.
**If your source is a website, it may be great or it may be awful. 
**A ''Project Seven Years War'' article may be as good as (or better than!) an article assigned you by your professor, or it may contain inaccurate information and eccentric judgments. It is unlikely to be as bad as the worst sort of website. '''You have to judge.'''

===Hobby Uses===

''Project Seven Years War'' is sometimes used by wargamers as an easily accessible source for informations about uniforms during the Seven Years War. '''Please note that despite our best efforts almost all uniform and flag plates contain some assumptions that we have been obliged to make to complete them.''' For instance the French ''États militaires'' for a given year will be incomplete: a few years before the waistcoat was red, a few years after red again but no mention of the colour of the waistcoat for the specific year used as reference.

Therefore, when using ''Project Seven Years War'' to paint figurines or flags, please consider that the descriptions and depictions might differ from the original uniforms and flags used during this period. Even consulting contemporary sources does not guarantee an exact reconstitution.

Thank you for taking the time to read this page, and please enjoy your use of ''Project Seven Years War''.

==References==
This page is a derivative work from the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:General_disclaimer| Wikipedia General disclaimer]