Incorrect. As it makes clear, it is governing appropiate editing styles, and used to prevent inappropriate editing style. 'Good reason', which is a term used in official reasoning on Wikipedia and elsewhere, sets a high bench mark which means 'an convincing and conclusive argument that in this one case an exception may need to be made'. It which does not cover arguments like 'we I like this', and 'I think this probably will at some stage in the future become the most used term, therefore we should push it here'. That is just POVing and is not remotely near the standard 'good reason' requires.
Kelly Martin kelly.lynn.martin@gmail.com wrote: On 11/17/05, Tom Cadden 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.
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