On Wed, 17 Dec 2008, Thomas Dalton wrote:
NOR is a list of things you can't do, not a list
of things you can.
Noting that two things are the same when there is no way a reasonable
person could fail to reach the same conclusion after seeing both
sources is not on the list of unacceptable things, thus (unless
prohibited by other policy) it is acceptable.
"You can do it as long as anyone reasonable can reach that conclusion"
1) is not so much a rule as it is a pragmatic statement about not getting
caught violating the rule, and
2) is heavily subject to the heckler's veto; someone who's either out to
cause trouble or (more likely) simply too anal and literal-minded about
rules says "I'm sorry, I don't accept that" and forces you to take it
out.
Completely at random.