On 1/4/06, Jon thagudearbh@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