On 22/01/07, Nick Jenkins nickpj@gmail.com wrote:
There's no "policy" here. Just *sense*.
Fortunately, this has been written up as policy: [[m:Don't be dense]]. Phew! Writing it up as policy should fix the problem!
*cries*
<rant> Before anyone feels tempted to propose new policies, can they please try a simple test first:
The page existed ages ago. I was making an oblique comment pretty much agreeing with what you say.
The problem is a fundamental issue of thought processes - many people involved in Wikipedia seem *unable* to deal with ambiguity and feel they must resolve grey areas at all costs.
My own rant on the subject is http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WP:PRO .
So, if you feel tempted to come up with policies or guidelines such as "Don't torture cute kittens > and then bury them alive", then please: Don't. Thanks!
[[WP:BEANS]]
- d.