Bryan Derksen wrote:
SonOfYoungwood@aol.com wrote:
Alright, in light of what's been happening lately, I think we should hold a naming change:
[[Wikipedia:Ignore all rules]] to [[Wikipedia:Use common sense]].
But you know what they say: common sense ain't common. Perhaps it should be renamed
No, I think that's a much better title that captures the essence of the principle much more clearly and succinctly. The phrase "Ignore all rules" is very easy to misinterpret as "do whatever you want".
Society has a long history of the term "common sense" being interpreted by those who don't have it. "Ignore all rules" strikes me as more pro-active than "Use common sense." A person who invokes it cannot do so effectively unless he knows what rule he is ignoring, and needs to be able to substantiate his stand with something more than infantile ignorance.
Ec