17. A system comprising: a client computer system, including a processor and a memory, operable to send a notification regarding a locally retained copy of a first electronic document, wherein the notification includes an offline audit log containing information with respect to modifications made to content provided within the first electronic document; and a server computer system, including a processor and a memory, operable to receive the notification, and in response to the notification, the server computer system being operable to determine, based at least in part on the information contained within the offline audit log, whether the first electronic document should supersede a second electronic document, and store information that links the first electronic document with the second electronic document in a superior-subordinate relationship such that when a client attempts to modify content provided within the second electronic document, the server computer system provides authorization to modify content provided within the first electronic document in place of the second electronic document.
17. A system comprising: a client computer system, including a processor and a memory, operable to send a notification regarding a locally retained copy of a first electronic document, wherein the notification includes an offline audit log containing information with respect to modifications made to content provided within the first electronic document; and a server computer system, including a processor and a memory, operable to receive the notification, and in response to the notification, the server computer system being operable to determine, based at least in part on the information contained within the offline audit log, whether the first electronic document should supersede a second electronic document, and store information that links the first electronic document with the second electronic document in a superior-subordinate relationship such that when a client attempts to modify content provided within the second electronic document, the server computer system provides authorization to modify content provided within the first electronic document in place of the second electronic document. 20. The system of claim 17 , wherein the server computer system is operable to determine whether the first electronic document should supersede the second electronic document by comparing cryptographic checksums of the first and second electronic documents.