[Wikipedia-l] Re: Policy

[Jeroen Heijmans]

The Cunctator wrote:

>I didn't say that was a good option. But let me ask you; why do you
>ignore the explicit policy?
>
The policy I follow is the "de facto" policy. These are mostly based on 
the policy on the pages, but if I see that it is common use to do 
something slightly different (and by common I mean it is done by other 
sysops), I'll accept it as "de facto" policy. I do occasionally check 
for changes on the policy pages, but when these seem to be made by 
individuals rather than by consensus or majority vote, I take the same 
liberty as the person that singlehandedly updated the policy and ignore it.

>No. Direct editing should be the first choice; not the only choice. And
>you're confusing two different threads here; I was adding to Engels'
>list, not delineating my own conception.
>
OK, from your previous mails it appeared your opinion was that direct 
editing was (in your eyes) the only choice - but that's apparently not 
what you meant.

>There is an equivalent to the NPOV, and that is consensus. Your belief
>that changing policy to your personal opinion would automatically mess
>things up is based on flawed reasoning.
>
How exactly do we reach consensus by just editing policy pages right away?