[WikiEN-l] Original research or common sense inferral?

[Seraphim Blade]

One can use editorial judgment regarding how to present sourced
information coherently and logically without original research.

On 4/2/07, Matthew Brown <morven at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 4/2/07, David Gerard <dgerard at gmail.com> wrote:
> > This appears to be the sort of obsession with replacing editorial
> > judgement with rules that makes Wikipedia into a red tape obstacle
> > course.
> >
> > Unfortunately, good sense and quality cannot in fact be Taylorised.
>
> 100% agreed with David here.
>
> I'd add that any sufficiently complex system of rules can be
> rules-lawyered by the intelligent and nitpicky to allow results not
> anticipated by the rules' crafters.
>
> -Matt
>
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