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:*There is nothing ''a priori'' wrong with having a formal policy and a formal way of making it, '''but''' despite several requests to do so, the people who believe this is a good idea have never made a solid proposal for this, and have basically contributed nothing to this approach but wishful thinking. '''If you want formal policy (including formal mechanisms to propose/revoke/amend policy), write down a proposal for it and pose it to the community'''. Because regardless of whether you want formal policy, this page as written isn't one. [[User_talk:Radiant!|<b><font color="#0000DD">&gt;<font color="#0066FF">R<font color="#0099FF">a<font color="#00CCFF">d<font color="#00EEFF">i</font>a</font>n</font>t</font>&lt;</font></b>]] 11:47, 11 June 2007 (UTC)

::: And of course, being a proposal, it will be rejected (and rightly so) --[[User:Kim Bruning|Kim Bruning]] 11:53, 11 June 2007 (UTC)

:::*Quite possibly. However, for people who would support a formal approach, it is more appropriate to formally propose their formal approach (with, yes, the possibility of it being rejected) than to assume that said approach already exists (per [[WP:NOBOOK]], and because such an informal assumption de facto undermines the principle of a formal approach). ''If'' you want to do things formally, you have to do them ''right''. [[User_talk:Radiant!|<b><font color="#0000DD">&gt;<font color="#0066FF">R<font color="#0099FF">a<font color="#00CCFF">d<font color="#00EEFF">i</font>a</font>n</font>t</font>&lt;</font></b>]] 12:08, 11 June 2007 (UTC)

== Perscriptive is not automaticaly bad. ==