User:Durova/Reality check

Welcome to Durova's friendly neighborhood reality check, provided for times when the ways of the wiki obstruct common sense.

Example
Here's a discussion that needs a reality check:

Editor A: Why did you remove the lyrics from that popular song article?

Editor B: Those lyrics are copyrighted.

Editor A: But they were useful.

Editor B: What part was most useful? We could quote a couple of lines.

Editor A: Oh, all the lines are useful.

Editor B: Well we can't republish the entire lyrics; that would infringe on copyright.

Editor A: But it's a great song. I'll get some people to agree with me and then we'll have consensus to use all the lyrics.

Whoa, a few people's idea of useful can't trump the law. Editor B tried to reason with Editor A, but that isn't working. What's needed is a friendly reality check.

If you have a similar dilemma then you've come to the right place. Simply click "edit", copy the code below this line, and deploy your reality check where needed. Best wishes and happy logic.