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{{Short description|Wikipedia policy on Wikipedia not having firm rules}}
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| '''This page is an [[Wikipedia:Policies and guidelines|official policy]] on the English Wikipedia.'''<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia%3AIgnore_all_rules&diff=70516723 "IAR is policy, always has been"] (edit summary by [[Jimmy Wales|Jimbo Wales]], August 19, 2006)</ref> The concept expressed below is fundamental to the encyclopedia's operation. It has a long tradition<ref>[http://nostalgia.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rules_to_consider "If rules make you nervous and depressed..."] (original version of this page by [[Larry Sanger]])</ref> and a deep and subtle meaning. Please consider this before editing the page. When in doubt, discuss first on the [[Wikipedia talk:Ignore all rules|talk page]].
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If [[Wikipedia:Policies and guidelines|the rules]] prevent you from improving or maintaining Wikipedia, '''ignore them'''. The purpose of this policy is not to encourage recklessness, or to make every single action justifiable, but to prevent ineffective practices from overwhelming the encyclopedia.
<onlyinclude>If a [[Wikipedia:Policies and guidelines|rule]] prevents you from improving or maintaining [[Wikipedia]], {{Strong|ignore it}}.</onlyinclude>


== See also ==
== See also ==
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* [[meta:Don't be a dick]]
* [[Wikipedia:Be bold|Be bold]]
* [[Wikipedia:Five pillars#WP:5P5| Wikipedia's fifth pillar: Wikipedia has no firm rules]]
* [[Wikipedia:Use common sense]]
* List of [[Wikipedia:"Ignore all rules" essays and related topics|"Ignore all rules" essays and related topics]]
* [[Wikipedia:Consensus]]
* [[Ignore all rules]]
* [[Wikipedia:Be bold in updating pages|Wikipedia:Be bold]]
* [[Letter and spirit of the law]]
* [[Wikipedia:Trifecta]]


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== References ==
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[[fr:Wikipédia:De l'interprétation créative des règles]]
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[[ru:Википедия:Игнорируйте все правила]]
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[[zh:Wikipedia:忽略所有规则]]

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If a rule prevents you from improving or maintaining Wikipedia, ignore it.

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