Matthew Brown wrote:
On 11/3/06, Jeff Raymond jeff.raymond@internationalhouseofbacon.com wrote:
WP:IAR should really be historical at this point. Did it have use back in the day? Maybe so, but we have enough admins and useful policies and guidelines at this point where there really isn't ever a need to do so anymore, and is really just trotted out by people who know better these days.
I think in the cases of most good applications of "ignore all rules", it isn't invoked by name. People simply do the right thing instead of the rules-bound thing.
You're not the first person to claim this, but I've also never seen it to be true. It's a constant battle, and one I know I'm losing.
-Jeff