[WikiEN-l] Bad And Wrong Policy/Procedure/Guideline Hitlist

Sun Nov 5 23:26:46 UTC 2006

geni wrote:

>>But our notability standards, being stitched together on a case-by-
>>case basis, are in no real position to engage in this sort of thought.
>>    
>>
>Most legal systems are based to a far degree on president. This works
>better than you might expect.
>
At the risk of breaching Wikiquette I think you mean "precedent" rather 
than "president". ;-)

I basically agree.  Precedent allows for some flexibility in 
distinguishing between cases because often unexpected differences in 
circumstances.  Trying to legislate the result of a precedent setting 
decision destroys that flexibility, and too easily makes the new rules 
apply in unintended places.

Ec