Welcome to Durova's friendly neighborhood reality check, provided for times when the ways of the wiki obstruct common sense.
Example
Here's a discussion that needs a reality check:
Editor A: Why did you remove the lyrics from that popular song article?
Editor B: Those lyrics are copyrighted.
Editor A: But they were useful.
Editor B: What part was most useful? We could quote a couple of lines.
Editor A: Oh, all the lines are useful.
Editor B: Well we can't republish the entire lyrics; that would infringe on copyright.
Editor A: But it's a great song. I'll get some people to agree with me and then we'll have consensus to use all the lyrics.
Whoa, a few people's idea of useful can't trump the law. Editor B tried to reason with Editor A, but that isn't working. What's needed is a friendly reality check.
If you have a similar dilemma then you've come to the right place. Simply click "edit", copy the code below this line, and deploy your reality check where needed. Best wishes and happy logic.
Reality check
Welcome to Durova's friendly neighborhood reality check, provided for times when the ways of the wiki obstruct common sense.
Example
Here's a discussion that needs a reality check:
Editor A: Why did you remove the lyrics from that popular song article?
Editor B: Those lyrics are copyrighted.
Editor A: But they were useful.
Editor B: What part was most useful? We could quote a couple of lines.
Editor A: Oh, all the lines are useful.
Editor B: Well we can't republish the entire lyrics; that would infringe on copyright.
Editor A: But it's a great song. I'll get some people to agree with me and then we'll have consensus to use all the lyrics.
Whoa, a few people's idea of useful can't trump the law. Editor B tried to reason with Editor A, but that isn't working. What's needed is a friendly reality check.
If you have a similar dilemma then you've come to the right place. Simply click "edit", copy the code below this line, and deploy your reality check where needed. Best wishes and happy logic.