[Wikipedia-l] Re: Policy

[Daniel Mayer]

On Monday 30 September 2002 09:33 pm, you wrote:
> Well, *I* certainly don't think that they need to be locked down.
> I don't think that even [[Wikipedia:Policies and guidelines]]
> needs to be locked down -- it's on my watch list, I'll fix it.
> We just need to remember to be vigilant for suspicious edits,
> like anonymous IDs, new users that we don't recognise, and you
> (that is, people that may not know to discuss policy changes).
> That should be easy enough; ensure accuracy and NPOV on these pages
> just as on encyclopædia articles.
>
>
> -- Toby

But they are /not/ encyclopedia articles, or even talk pages for that matter. 
Therefore normal rules of editing do not really apply. 

At the very least there needs to be boilerplate on those pages mentioning 
that they are policy/guidelines/conventions/style guides/rules to consider 
etc. and also have statements indicating how each page type should be edited; 
policy of course can't be changed by fiat; neither can conventions (although 
there should be a bit more wiggle-room here), style guides are somewhat open 
to unilateral change (although you should expect protests and reverts) and of 
course rules to consider can be edited fairly liberally. 

Just some thoughts.

-- Daniel Mayer (aka mav)