Re: [WikiEN-l] Can sweet reason still work on en:wp? Occasionally.

2009-10-20 Thread Ryan Delaney
I like this. Ideally IAR should never be invoked, as its not a rule; IAR should be assumed. That said, I agree with the call and want to give props for the detailed explanation, which should help smooth things over. - causa sui On Sun, Oct 18, 2009 at 8:40 AM, David Gerard dger...@gmail.com

Re: [WikiEN-l] Can sweet reason still work on en:wp? Occasionally.

2009-10-20 Thread Thomas Dalton
2009/10/20 Ryan Delaney ryan.dela...@gmail.com: I like this. Ideally IAR should never be invoked, as its not a rule; IAR should be assumed. That said, I agree with the call and want to give props for the detailed explanation, which should help smooth things over. I disagree. Following rules

Re: [WikiEN-l] New way to discourage newcomers invented

2009-10-20 Thread Charles Matthews
Ryan Delaney wrote: On Sat, Oct 17, 2009 at 3:15 AM, Charles Matthews charles.r.matth...@ntlworld.com mailto:charles.r.matth...@ntlworld.com wrote: Apoc 2400 wrote: Isn't it time to be honest with ourselves and nominate Wikipedia is not a bureaucracy for deletion?

Re: [WikiEN-l] Can sweet reason still work on en:wp? Occasionally.

2009-10-20 Thread Charles Matthews
Thomas Dalton wrote: 2009/10/20 Ryan Delaney ryan.dela...@gmail.com: I like this. Ideally IAR should never be invoked, as its not a rule; IAR should be assumed. That said, I agree with the call and want to give props for the detailed explanation, which should help smooth things over.

Re: [WikiEN-l] Can sweet reason still work on en:wp? Occasionally.

2009-10-20 Thread Ryan Delaney
On Tue, Oct 20, 2009 at 1:01 PM, Thomas Dalton thomas.dal...@gmail.comwrote: 2009/10/20 Ryan Delaney ryan.dela...@gmail.com: I like this. Ideally IAR should never be invoked, as its not a rule; IAR should be assumed. That said, I agree with the call and want to give props for the

Re: [WikiEN-l] New way to discourage newcomers invented

2009-10-20 Thread Ryan Delaney
On Tue, Oct 20, 2009 at 1:00 PM, Charles Matthews charles.r.matth...@ntlworld.com wrote: Ryan Delaney wrote: On Sat, Oct 17, 2009 at 3:15 AM, Charles Matthews charles.r.matth...@ntlworld.com mailto:charles.r.matth...@ntlworld.com wrote: Apoc 2400 wrote: Isn't it time to

Re: [WikiEN-l] Can sweet reason still work on en:wp? Occasionally.

2009-10-20 Thread Thomas Dalton
2009/10/20 Ryan Delaney ryan.dela...@gmail.com: This is a bizarre, but ancient, misunderstanding of IAR. All IAR means is that priority number one is doing what is right, rather than pedantic allegiance to a dictatorial interpretation of rules. Since IAR is not itself a justification for

Re: [WikiEN-l] Can sweet reason still work on en:wp? Occasionally.

2009-10-20 Thread Ryan Delaney
On Tue, Oct 20, 2009 at 2:44 PM, Thomas Dalton thomas.dal...@gmail.comwrote: 2009/10/20 Ryan Delaney ryan.dela...@gmail.com: This is a bizarre, but ancient, misunderstanding of IAR. All IAR means is that priority number one is doing what is right, rather than pedantic allegiance to a

Re: [WikiEN-l] Can sweet reason still work on en:wp? Occasionally.

2009-10-20 Thread Gregory Maxwell
On Tue, Oct 20, 2009 at 5:35 PM, Ryan Delaney ryan.dela...@gmail.com wrote: This is a bizarre, but ancient, misunderstanding of IAR. All IAR means is that priority number one is doing what is right, rather than pedantic allegiance to a dictatorial interpretation of rules. Since IAR is not

Re: [WikiEN-l] Can sweet reason still work on en:wp? Occasionally.

2009-10-20 Thread Ryan Delaney
On Tue, Oct 20, 2009 at 2:49 PM, Gregory Maxwell gmaxw...@gmail.com wrote: On Tue, Oct 20, 2009 at 5:35 PM, Ryan Delaney ryan.dela...@gmail.com wrote: This is a bizarre, but ancient, misunderstanding of IAR. All IAR means is that priority number one is doing what is right, rather than