User:Atropos/IAR

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 * 1=If the rules prevent you from improving or maintaining Wikipedia, ignore them.
 * 2=When you edit Wikipedia:
 * Improve and maintain content.
 * Build and follow consensus.
 * Use common sense.
 * 3=If the rules prevent you from improving or maintaining Wikipedia, ignore them. Use common sense, follow consensus, and focus on encyclopedic content.
 * 4=== The Rule ==

If the rules prevent you from improving or maintaining Wikipedia, ignore them.

Elaboration of The Rule
None of Wikipedia's policies or guidelines can ever account for all possibilities. If a scenario occurs where the rules prevent you from improving or maintaining Wikipedia, it is acceptable to ignore them and use your best judgment.

Soft Rules about Rules

 * Rules derive their power to compel from historical consensus. They are not set in stone, but are rather a reflection of the shared opinion of a great many editors.
 * Rules are sometimes poor attempts to put complex thoughts into words. The wording of a rule is never important; rather, the spirit of a rule is what counts.
 * Rules are never final, as they are derived from consensus, and consensus can change.
 * Rules tend to be descriptive rather than prescriptive, and sometimes lag behind the practices they describe. Follow consensus, not policy.
 * Rules should be subject to constant scrutiny. When consulting the rules, consider not only what the rule says, but whether it is a valid rule to begin with.
 * Rules cannot be lawyered with. There are no "loopholes" or "technicalities", as the spirit of the rule trumps the letter of the rule.
 * Rules should still be followed most of the time in most situations.

Break them carefully.
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 * Over time, familiarize yourself with the rules as well as the underlying philosophies behind them. Read the talk pages about the rules: they often shed light on ideas in the rules that are contentious.
 * Feel free to break the rules if you need to.
 * Anytime you break the rules, explain to your fellow editors why doing so improves the encyclopedia.
 * At the same time, listen to your fellow editors: if many people disagree with your actions, consider reverting them.
 * You are still responsible for reasonably forseeable effects of your actions.
 * Consider all issues on a case-by-case-basis.
 * Participation in Wikipedia is not contingent upon knowledge of any rules. If someone unknowingly breaks a rule, politely point them to the appropriate rule pages, but still consider that their judgment may be correct.
 * 5=The rules are important, but don't obsess over them. After all, sometimes they are wrong. If they prevent you from improving the encyclopedia, ignore them and use your best judgment.