Wikipedia talk:Ignoring all rules – a beginner's guide

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Rules are ignored by default. A true beginner does not need this guide. Being blissfully unaware that rules exist, he is better able to ignore them than experienced users (who cannot use their common sense without first actively pretending that a rule or set of rules does not exist). —freak(talk) 19:11, May. 6, 2007 (UTC)

Really a rule?

I find the knowledge of this rule's existence very important. But have the feeling that it never has been "implemented".

Can anyone show an example of this rule being used by anyone, knowingly?

Or, conversely, can anyone show where this rule was quoted as a way to save anybody's work?

It seems this rule is not Low impact but rather NO impact. פשוט pashute ♫ (talk) 11:58, 1 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Easy for you to say?

Is there anyone who knows all the rules and can adjudicate the contradictory ones? I worry about breaking a rule, or defying someone's interpretation of a rule, when making the simplest spelling or typo correction. Using common sense requires that sense be common: it ain't. --Ampwright (talk) 01:30, 1 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I just read this essay and found it to be fantastic in that it encourages participation regardless of that anxiety you feel (felt? It's been 3 years nearly). I think the gist is, if you make an edit without knowing that it breaks a rule, that's okay, because someone else might come along and fix it and let you know of that particular rule existing. At least, that's my interpretation. Abillionradios (talk) 06:46, 17 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Ampwright: Abillionradios (talk) 00:41, 18 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]