[WikiEN-l] fancruft

[Mark Gallagher]

G'day Guettarda,

> It's nice to be able to find out what you've missed when you walk in
> half-way through an episode of 24, but it's a complete policy 
> violation...

There are all sorts of reasons why our traditional approach to pop 
culture is Really Super-Awesome or The Absolute Worst Thing About Us, 
but "because it's a complete policy violation" ranks somewhere down near 
infinity ...

Policy has its uses (for instance, brow-beating process wonks who refuse 
to do the Right Thing unless it's written down in legalese and they get 
a receipt in triplicate), but wringing one's hands and worrying about 
whether you're living up to its demands is useless and, fortunately, 
unnecessary.


Cheers,

-- 
Mark Gallagher
"But the visibility was very poor, and you yourself admit that you were 
being struck by thunderbolts all the time, which must have distracted 
your attention, so it is more than probable you were mistaken."
- Esmond Haddock, /The Mating Season/