[WikiEN-l] need to work out clear policies on MANDATORY and OPTIONAL rules on WP

[Kelly Martin]

On 11/17/05, Tom Cadden <thomcadden at yahoo.ie> wrote:
> The Manual of Style is mandatory but is being overturned in once off cases as though it was purely a matter for local decision, not Wikipedia-wide policy.

>From [[Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/jguk 2]]:

2.2) The Manual of Style is a set of guidelines governing appropriate
editing on Wikipedia. Editors are expected to follow the Manual of
Style, although it is not policy and editors may deviate from it with
good reason.

I think you misrepresent the import of the Manual of Style.

Kelly