User:Ikip/WP:seniority

Wikipedians are entitled to a degree of indulgence or bending of the rules because of the duration and extent of their past contributions.

Wikipedia rules are more flexible for: ...than newer editors or editors whose edits have not yet been shown to be as beneficial.
 * 1) long term editors and
 * 2) editors who have been shown to have many beneficial edits to the project