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Cyberlink420 at 19:33, 21 June 2018

2018-06-21T19:33:19Z

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	'''Ignore all standards''' is the official {{SITENAME_SHORT}} policy of... ignoring policies.		'''Ignore all standards''' is the official {{SITENAME_SHORT}} policy of... ignoring policies.

	Loosely based on Wikipedia's "{{w\|Wikipedia:~~Ignore_all_rules~~\|Ignore all Rules}}" <small>(adapted since {{SITENAME_SHORT}} tends to favor precedent and consensus rather than written rules)</small> '''Ignore all standards''' broadly states; <tt>"In situations where the standards intended to ''prevent'' confusion would instead ''contribute'' to it, common sense should rule."</tt>		Loosely based on Wikipedia's "{{w\|Wikipedia:Ignore all rules\|Ignore all Rules}}" <small>(adapted since {{SITENAME_SHORT}} tends to favor precedent and consensus rather than written rules)</small> '''Ignore all standards''' broadly states; <tt>"In situations where the standards intended to ''prevent'' confusion would instead ''contribute'' to it, common sense should rule."</tt>

	==Background==		==Background==
	On a website like ~~[[wikipedia:Main_Page~~\|Wikipedia]], which has ''millions'' of pages, there are at least 50 of everything, and plenty of examples to fall back on as guidelines. Conversely, while {{SITENAME_SHORT}} currently has {{NUMBEROFARTICLES}} pages, we still regularly run into oddball one-off format-busting properties. '''Example:''' The Transformers theatrical films in [[The Transformers: The Movie\|1986]], [[Beast Wars Special Super Lifeform Transformers\|1998]] and [[Transformers (film)\|2007]] are all formatted differently, being part of an animated series, an {{w\|Original video animation\|OVA}} and a standalone feature, respectively.		On a website like {{w\|\|Wikipedia}}, which has ''millions'' of pages, there are at least 50 of everything, and plenty of examples to fall back on as guidelines. Conversely, while {{SITENAME_SHORT}} currently has {{NUMBEROFARTICLES}} pages, we still regularly run into oddball one-off format-busting properties. '''Example:''' The Transformers theatrical films in [[The Transformers: The Movie\|1986]], [[Beast Wars Special Super Lifeform Transformers\|1998]] and [[Transformers (film)\|2007]] are all formatted differently, being part of an animated series, an {{w\|Original video animation\|OVA}} and a standalone feature, respectively.

	==What "ignore all standards" is not==		==What "ignore all standards" is not==

Cyberlink420 at 16:39, 30 April 2018

2018-04-30T16:39:57Z

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	'''Ignore all standards''' is the official {{SITENAME_SHORT}} policy of... ignoring policies.		'''Ignore all standards''' is the official {{SITENAME_SHORT}} policy of... ignoring policies.

	Loosely based on Wikipedia's "~~[[wikipedia:~~Wikipedia:Ignore_all_rules\|Ignore all Rules]]" <small>(adapted since {{SITENAME_SHORT}} tends to favor precedent and consensus rather than written rules)</small> '''Ignore all standards''' broadly states; <tt>"In situations where the standards intended to ''prevent'' confusion would instead ''contribute'' to it, common sense should rule."</tt>		Loosely based on Wikipedia's "{{w\|Wikipedia:Ignore_all_rules\|Ignore all Rules}}" <small>(adapted since {{SITENAME_SHORT}} tends to favor precedent and consensus rather than written rules)</small> '''Ignore all standards''' broadly states; <tt>"In situations where the standards intended to ''prevent'' confusion would instead ''contribute'' to it, common sense should rule."</tt>

	==Background==		==Background==
	On a website like [[wikipedia:Main_Page\|Wikipedia]], which has ''millions'' of pages, there are at least 50 of everything, and plenty of examples to fall back on as guidelines. Conversely, while {{SITENAME_SHORT}} currently has {{NUMBEROFARTICLES}} pages, we still regularly run into oddball one-off format-busting properties. '''Example:''' The Transformers theatrical films in [[The Transformers: The Movie\|1986]], [[Beast Wars Special Super Lifeform Transformers\|1998]] and [[Transformers (film)\|2007]] are all formatted differently, being part of an animated series, an ~~[[wikipedia:~~Original video animation\|OVA]] and a standalone feature, respectively.		On a website like [[wikipedia:Main_Page\|Wikipedia]], which has ''millions'' of pages, there are at least 50 of everything, and plenty of examples to fall back on as guidelines. Conversely, while {{SITENAME_SHORT}} currently has {{NUMBEROFARTICLES}} pages, we still regularly run into oddball one-off format-busting properties. '''Example:''' The Transformers theatrical films in [[The Transformers: The Movie\|1986]], [[Beast Wars Special Super Lifeform Transformers\|1998]] and [[Transformers (film)\|2007]] are all formatted differently, being part of an animated series, an {{w\|Original video animation\|OVA}} and a standalone feature, respectively.

	==What "ignore all standards" is not==		==What "ignore all standards" is not==

Foffy the Sheep: How about this?

2016-03-23T03:47:47Z

How about this?

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	==Background==		==Background==
	On a website like [[wikipedia:Main_Page\|Wikipedia]], which has ''millions'' of pages, there are at least 50 of everything, and plenty of examples to fall back on as guidelines. Conversely, while {{SITENAME_SHORT}} currently~~<sup>(March 2016)</sup>~~ has ~~over twenty-two thousand~~ pages, we still regularly run into oddball one-off format-busting properties. '''Example:''' The Transformers theatrical films in [[The Transformers: The Movie\|1986]], [[Beast Wars Special Super Lifeform Transformers\|1998]] and [[Transformers (film)\|2007]] are all formatted differently, being part of an animated series, an [[wikipedia:Original video animation\|OVA]] and a standalone feature, respectively.		On a website like [[wikipedia:Main_Page\|Wikipedia]], which has ''millions'' of pages, there are at least 50 of everything, and plenty of examples to fall back on as guidelines. Conversely, while {{SITENAME_SHORT}} currently has {{NUMBEROFARTICLES}} pages, we still regularly run into oddball one-off format-busting properties. '''Example:''' The Transformers theatrical films in [[The Transformers: The Movie\|1986]], [[Beast Wars Special Super Lifeform Transformers\|1998]] and [[Transformers (film)\|2007]] are all formatted differently, being part of an animated series, an [[wikipedia:Original video animation\|OVA]] and a standalone feature, respectively.

	==What "ignore all standards" is not==		==What "ignore all standards" is not==

Genitus: Updated number of articles.

2016-03-23T02:06:37Z

Updated number of articles.

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	==Background==		==Background==
	On a website like [[wikipedia:Main_Page\|Wikipedia]], which has ''millions'' of pages, there are at least 50 of everything, and plenty of examples to fall back on as guidelines. Conversely, while {{SITENAME_SHORT}} currently<sup>(~~June 2012~~)</sup> has over ~~sixteen~~ thousand pages, we still regularly run into oddball one-off format-busting properties. '''Example:''' The Transformers theatrical films in [[The Transformers: The Movie\|1986]], [[Beast Wars Special Super Lifeform Transformers\|1998]] and [[Transformers (film)\|2007]] are all formatted differently, being part of an animated series, an [[wikipedia:Original video animation\|OVA]] and a standalone feature, respectively.		On a website like [[wikipedia:Main_Page\|Wikipedia]], which has ''millions'' of pages, there are at least 50 of everything, and plenty of examples to fall back on as guidelines. Conversely, while {{SITENAME_SHORT}} currently<sup>(March 2016)</sup> has over twenty-two thousand pages, we still regularly run into oddball one-off format-busting properties. '''Example:''' The Transformers theatrical films in [[The Transformers: The Movie\|1986]], [[Beast Wars Special Super Lifeform Transformers\|1998]] and [[Transformers (film)\|2007]] are all formatted differently, being part of an animated series, an [[wikipedia:Original video animation\|OVA]] and a standalone feature, respectively.

	==What "ignore all standards" is not==		==What "ignore all standards" is not==

Abates: /* Background */

2012-06-22T00:45:27Z

Background

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	==Background==		==Background==
	On a website like [[wikipedia:Main_Page\|Wikipedia]], which has ''millions'' of pages, there are at least 50 of everything, and plenty of examples to fall back on as guidelines. Conversely, while {{SITENAME_SHORT}} is currently<sup>(~~[[May 3]], 2009~~)</sup> ~~approaching ten~~ thousand pages, we still regularly run into oddball one-off format-busting properties. '''Example:''' The Transformers theatrical films in [[The Transformers: The Movie\|1986]], [[Beast Wars Special Super Lifeform Transformers\|1998]] and [[Transformers (~~2007~~)\|2007]] are all formatted differently, being part of an animated series, an [[wikipedia:Original video animation\|OVA]] and a standalone feature, respectively.		On a website like [[wikipedia:Main_Page\|Wikipedia]], which has ''millions'' of pages, there are at least 50 of everything, and plenty of examples to fall back on as guidelines. Conversely, while {{SITENAME_SHORT}} currently<sup>(June 2012)</sup> has over sixteen thousand pages, we still regularly run into oddball one-off format-busting properties. '''Example:''' The Transformers theatrical films in [[The Transformers: The Movie\|1986]], [[Beast Wars Special Super Lifeform Transformers\|1998]] and [[Transformers (film)\|2007]] are all formatted differently, being part of an animated series, an [[wikipedia:Original video animation\|OVA]] and a standalone feature, respectively.

	==What "ignore all standards" is not==		==What "ignore all standards" is not==

Khajidha: /* Background */ spelling of abbreviation

2011-02-17T00:28:00Z

Background: spelling of abbreviation

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	==Background==		==Background==
	On a website like [[wikipedia:Main_Page\|Wikipedia]], which has ''millions'' of pages, there are at least 50 of everything, and plenty of examples to fall back on as guidelines. Conversely, while {{SITENAME_SHORT}} is currently<sup>([[May 3]], 2009)</sup> approaching ten thousand pages, we still regularly run into oddball one-off format-busting properties. '''Example:''' The Transformers theatrical films in [[The Transformers: The Movie\|1986]], [[Beast Wars Special Super Lifeform Transformers\|1998]] and [[Transformers (2007)\|2007]] are all formatted differently, being part of an animated series, an [[wikipedia:Original video animation\|~~OAV~~]] and a standalone feature, respectively.		On a website like [[wikipedia:Main_Page\|Wikipedia]], which has ''millions'' of pages, there are at least 50 of everything, and plenty of examples to fall back on as guidelines. Conversely, while {{SITENAME_SHORT}} is currently<sup>([[May 3]], 2009)</sup> approaching ten thousand pages, we still regularly run into oddball one-off format-busting properties. '''Example:''' The Transformers theatrical films in [[The Transformers: The Movie\|1986]], [[Beast Wars Special Super Lifeform Transformers\|1998]] and [[Transformers (2007)\|2007]] are all formatted differently, being part of an animated series, an [[wikipedia:Original video animation\|OVA]] and a standalone feature, respectively.

	==What "ignore all standards" is not==		==What "ignore all standards" is not==

Bobcat2022: /* Background */ "fall back on to guidelines" changed to "fall back on as guidelines" ("to" changed to "as")

2010-12-17T01:54:50Z

Background: "fall back on to guidelines" changed to "fall back on as guidelines" ("to" changed to "as")

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	==Background==		==Background==
	On a website like [[wikipedia:Main_Page\|Wikipedia]], which has ''millions'' of pages, there are at least 50 of everything, and plenty of examples to fall back on to guidelines. Conversely, while {{SITENAME_SHORT}} is currently<sup>([[May 3]], 2009)</sup> approaching ten thousand pages, we still regularly run into oddball one-off format-busting properties. '''Example:''' The Transformers theatrical films in [[The Transformers: The Movie\|1986]], [[Beast Wars Special Super Lifeform Transformers\|1998]] and [[Transformers (2007)\|2007]] are all formatted differently, being part of an animated series, an [[wikipedia:Original video animation\|OAV]] and a standalone feature, respectively.		On a website like [[wikipedia:Main_Page\|Wikipedia]], which has ''millions'' of pages, there are at least 50 of everything, and plenty of examples to fall back on as guidelines. Conversely, while {{SITENAME_SHORT}} is currently<sup>([[May 3]], 2009)</sup> approaching ten thousand pages, we still regularly run into oddball one-off format-busting properties. '''Example:''' The Transformers theatrical films in [[The Transformers: The Movie\|1986]], [[Beast Wars Special Super Lifeform Transformers\|1998]] and [[Transformers (2007)\|2007]] are all formatted differently, being part of an animated series, an [[wikipedia:Original video animation\|OAV]] and a standalone feature, respectively.

	==What "ignore all standards" is not==		==What "ignore all standards" is not==

Bluestreak7 at 22:37, 17 May 2009

2009-05-17T22:37:56Z

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	==Background==		==Background==
	On a website like [[wikipedia:Main_Page\|Wikipedia]], which has ''millions'' of pages, there are at least 50 of everything, and plenty of examples to fall back on to guidelines. Conversely, while {{SITENAME_SHORT}} is currently<sup>([[3 ~~May~~]], 2009)</sup> approaching ten thousand pages, we still regularly run into oddball one-off format-busting properties. '''Example:''' The Transformers theatrical films in [[The Transformers: The Movie\|1986]], [[Beast Wars Special Super Lifeform Transformers\|1998]] and [[Transformers (2007)\|2007]] are all formatted differently, being part of an animated series, an [[wikipedia:Original video animation\|OAV]] and a standalone feature, respectively.		On a website like [[wikipedia:Main_Page\|Wikipedia]], which has ''millions'' of pages, there are at least 50 of everything, and plenty of examples to fall back on to guidelines. Conversely, while {{SITENAME_SHORT}} is currently<sup>([[May 3]], 2009)</sup> approaching ten thousand pages, we still regularly run into oddball one-off format-busting properties. '''Example:''' The Transformers theatrical films in [[The Transformers: The Movie\|1986]], [[Beast Wars Special Super Lifeform Transformers\|1998]] and [[Transformers (2007)\|2007]] are all formatted differently, being part of an animated series, an [[wikipedia:Original video animation\|OAV]] and a standalone feature, respectively.

	==What "ignore all standards" is not==		==What "ignore all standards" is not==

SanityOrMadness: rm deleted image

2009-05-03T22:09:49Z

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	~~[[Image:Ias policy common sense.jpg\|right\|300px\|thumb\|]]~~		'''Ignore all standards''' is the official {{SITENAME_SHORT}} policy of... ignoring policies.
	'''Ignore all standards''' is the official ~~TFWiki~~ policy of... ignoring policies.

	Loosely based on Wikipedia's "[[wikipedia:Wikipedia:Ignore_all_rules\|Ignore all Rules]]" <small>(adapted since ~~TFWiki~~ tends to favor precedent and consensus rather than written rules)</small> '''Ignore all standards''' broadly states; <tt>"In situations where the standards intended to ''prevent'' confusion would instead ''contribute'' to it, common sense should rule."</tt>		Loosely based on Wikipedia's "[[wikipedia:Wikipedia:Ignore_all_rules\|Ignore all Rules]]" <small>(adapted since {{SITENAME_SHORT}} tends to favor precedent and consensus rather than written rules)</small> '''Ignore all standards''' broadly states; <tt>"In situations where the standards intended to ''prevent'' confusion would instead ''contribute'' to it, common sense should rule."</tt>

	==Background==		==Background==
	On a website like [[wikipedia:Main_Page\|Wikipedia]], which has ''millions'' of pages, there are at least 50 of everything, and plenty of examples to fall back on to guidelines. Conversely, while ~~TFWiki~~ is currently<sup>(~~Feb-02-09~~)</sup> approaching ten thousand pages, we still regularly run into oddball one-off format-busting properties. '''Example:''' The Transformers theatrical films in [[The Transformers: The Movie\|1986]], [[Beast Wars Special Super Lifeform Transformers\|1998]] and [[Transformers (2007)\|2007]] are all formatted differently, being part of an animated series, an [[wikipedia:Original video animation\|OAV]] and a standalone feature, respectively.		On a website like [[wikipedia:Main_Page\|Wikipedia]], which has ''millions'' of pages, there are at least 50 of everything, and plenty of examples to fall back on to guidelines. Conversely, while {{SITENAME_SHORT}} is currently<sup>([[3 May]], 2009)</sup> approaching ten thousand pages, we still regularly run into oddball one-off format-busting properties. '''Example:''' The Transformers theatrical films in [[The Transformers: The Movie\|1986]], [[Beast Wars Special Super Lifeform Transformers\|1998]] and [[Transformers (2007)\|2007]] are all formatted differently, being part of an animated series, an [[wikipedia:Original video animation\|OAV]] and a standalone feature, respectively.

	==What "ignore all standards" is not==		==What "ignore all standards" is not==
	Ignore all standards is ''not'' a [[wiktionary:carte_blanche\|carte blanche]] to ignore or make-up standards on the spot. Its purpose is to allow users flexibility to ''respond'' to circumstances where existing standards are inadequate, ''not'' the promotion of anarchy.		Ignore all standards is ''not'' a [[wiktionary:carte_blanche\|carte blanche]] to ignore or make-up standards on the spot. Its purpose is to allow users flexibility to ''respond'' to circumstances where existing standards are inadequate, ''not'' the promotion of anarchy.

	Standards are ''good''; ~~TFWiki~~ ''likes'' standards. We're just not under the illusion that standards are ''perfect''.		Standards are ''good''; {{SITENAME_SHORT}} ''likes'' standards. We're just not under the illusion that standards are ''perfect''.

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