On 2/26/07, Berto 'd Sera <albertoserra(a)ukr.net> wrote:
No, sorry. A rule is a rule when it's clearly
expressed and people are aware
of it. A rule that is not written is... a desire, a convention if you wish.
Whatever you'll call it, but not a rule. Otherwise there cannot be any
warranty for anyone. Applying unwritten rules depending on judges' mood is
the ABC of dictatorial states.
We're not a nation state but an online community of people freely
associating around a clearly identified cause (to build an
encyclopedia, to write a dictionary, and so on). We need not spell out
every single possible behavior that would be detrimental to that
identified cause, though we should be clearer about the broad
principles that help us to achieve it.
--
Peace & Love,
Erik
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