On 12/18/06, David Gerard dgerard@gmail.com wrote:
On 18/12/06, George Herbert george.herbert@gmail.com wrote:
We have seen this bite people; I've seen policies quoted by people who'd happened to see a version which was then pushed back and reverted, for example. This is normally not that bad a problem, but people who tend to rules
lawyer
instead of acting in the spirit of cooperation can cause glitches.
Well, yeah. There is no rule that can outlaw rules-lawyering.
Which has never stopped anyone from trying, or from beating down their opponents for 'wikilawyering' when it's pointed out that their actions go against policy.
In general, I'm fine with AGF as a guideline, but its usage has passed from being a well-meant guideline into something between an "opening salvo" and a "bludgeon" when it comes to content disputes, and that's not good.
Parker