F.A.Q.

“Why will someone bother to edit all these obscure laws and regulations?”

Why not? Wikipedia exists, as do thousands and thousands of other wikis on all kinds of obscure topics. Some people have a lot of time on their hands, and are really passionate about their hobbies.

“But can hobbyists make laws better than professionals?”

Have you seen the kind of miserable laws the professionals come up with? You'd think that many monkeys with that many typewriters...

Anyway.

It certainly works that way in software.

For example, the closed, bloated, but flashy Windows “Professional” is