On 1/4/06, Jon <thagudearbh(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
The redraft does, however, clarify existing
practice, and I think it leaves no loopholes - by being straightforward and not allowing
for complicated exceptions, and by having fewer words to argue about, loopholes are
eliminated.
Jon, tightening wording can eliminate loopholes but it can also
introduce them. I haven't looked at the draft for a few days, but when
I last looked, I was concerned to see certain examples missing. The
current wording of that policy page has stood in the way of nonsense
many, many times, so I want to urge caution about throwing the baby
out with the bathwater. Succint is good, but it's not an end in
itself.
Sarah