Clarify collections policy

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Alex Cabal 2022-12-12 01:08:45 -06:00
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<p>Modern books that have released to the public domain, including self-published books.</p>
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<p>Major religious texts from modern world religions, like the Bible or the Koran, wont be accepted. Texts <em>about</em> religion will usually be accepted. Texts from historical religious movements that were culturally influential but are now defunct, or are otherwise not significant in modern times, <em>might</em> be accepted; ask first.</p>
<p>Religious texts from modern world religions, like the Bible, the Koran, or books of prayer, wont be accepted. Texts <em>about</em> religion—i.e., texts on the philosophy of religion—will usually be accepted. Texts from historical religious movements that were culturally influential but are now defunct, or are otherwise not significant in modern times, <em>might</em> be accepted; ask first.</p>
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<p>Different editions of books, including editions published in different places or years, and different translations. We aim to host a single “best” edition of an book. For books that differ significantly across editions, this typically means the latest possible edition, presuming that its the most correct and most aligned with the authors intent. (Of course, case-by-case circumstances often warrant exceptions to this rule of thumb.) For books in translation, we want the one public domain translation that reviewers or scholars consider to be the “best.</p>