Simplify, Objectify and Stabilize Policies and Guidelines

Yes, such changes certainly do not help. I must say my sympathies are with Pmanderson, in resisting change; the existing phrasing is somewhat redundant, but that does not hurt: all too many Wikipedia-users are really sloppy readers and need the redundancy.

I guess this is a good illustration of the important principle that there is no bigger enemy of an encyclopedia than somebody who wants to apply logic (or uniformity), for logic's (or uniformity's) sake (OK, there are also those who want to shoot, on sight, everybody wearing glasses or reading a book. Those are worse). If those pursuing logic (or uniformity) were to be banned succesfully, quality would go up quickly and drastically. - Brya 18:08, 20 May 2011 (UTC)