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

[Bryan Derksen]

Guy Chapman aka JzG wrote:
> On Mon, 2 Apr 2007 18:18:17 +0100, "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.
> 
> Yup.  Sadly, without rules like that, the editors who self-evidently
> lack Clue will fight tooth and nail to keep crap, on the grounds that
> there is no policy which says it must go.  

I think it's more likely that they disagree with the premise that it
actually _is_ crap. And they very well might be right since labeling
something "crap" can be highly subjective. Assume good faith, please.