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If the rules prevent you from improving or maintaining Wikipedia, ignore them.

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+{{policy|[[WP:IAR]]}}
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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'''.
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 == References ==
+*[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)
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+*[http://nostalgia.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rules_to_consider "If rules make you nervous and depressed..."] (original version of this page by [[Larry Sanger]])
 {{Wikipedia principles}}