GuildWiki talk:Use Common Sense

It's a lofty ideal, but ineffective to use in decision making. Example (well discussed, please don't restart discussion on the merits here): When Auron ignored the RfA and promoted R.Phalange, did he have UCS going for him by ignoring the rules, or did the people who disagreed with him have UCS going for him, and Auron should just have thought "it's alright to give in to peer pressure"? This is not a rhetoric question; please try to answer it. Some examples where UCS actually would have helped decide an issue (and how) would also be neat to have. --◄mendel► 21:10, 10 July 2008 (UTC)


 * UCS would've helped at the Acorns massacre. If you read my line-up of improbabilities, you'd know how it would've helped. --- [[Image:VipermagiSig.JPG|Ohaider!]]-- (s)talkpage  21:25, 10 July 2008 (UTC)


 * Does any one else find irony in the statement "Rules derive their authoritative power from being a reflection of the common beliefs and practices of the community, not from being written down on a page labeled "guideline" or "policy." Sometimes it's alright to give in to peer pressure."? How about we use common sense instead of making a policy about it?[[Image:Entrea Sumatae.png|Entrea Sumatae]]Entrea  [Talk]  21:43, 10 July 2008 (UTC)

We don't need this policy. What comes up in discussions more often is community consensus, not common sense, and the former has the advantage of being easier to detect when established. --◄mendel► 19:01, 30 September 2008 (UTC)