On Mon, 2011-03-28 at 03:36 +0200, Nikki wrote:

> Paul C. Bryan wrote:
> 
> > 5. I don't think "best judgment™" should trump the guideline as
> > described. Any deviations from the guidelines should be discussed in the
> > style council and expressly allowed for in some manner—whether by change
> > to guideline or some other exception. The alternative is for edit wars
> > between those who think their judgment is better®.
> 
> Wouldn't they be rules, not guidelines, if every exception had to be 
> covered and you were never allowed to deviate from it?



Yes, your point (as well as warp's) is well taken. I just wanted to
avoid situations where guideline says a) and someone's best judgment
says b) without some rationale. I'm perfectly fine with StylePrinciple
and didn't mean to contradict it. 


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