[WikiEN-l] {{Spoiler}} insanity

[Ray Saintonge]

Bryan Derksen wrote:

>SonOfYoungwood at aol.com wrote:
>  
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>>Alright, in light of what's been happening lately, I think we should hold a  
>>naming change:
>> 
>>[[Wikipedia:Ignore all rules]] to [[Wikipedia:Use common sense]].
>> 
>>But you know what they say: common sense ain't common. Perhaps it  should be 
>>renamed 
>>    
>>
>No, I think that's a much better title that captures the essence of the
>principle much more clearly and succinctly. The phrase "Ignore all
>rules" is very easy to misinterpret as "do whatever you want".
>
Society has a long history of the term "common sense" being interpreted 
by those who don't have it.  "Ignore all rules" strikes me as more 
pro-active than "Use common sense."  A person who invokes it cannot do 
so effectively unless he knows what rule he is ignoring, and needs to be 
able to substantiate his stand with something more than infantile ignorance.

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