Wikipedia:Ignore all rules

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This page documents an official English Wikipedia policy, a widely accepted standard that should normally be followed by all editors. Any edit to this page should reflect consensus. If in doubt, consider discussing changes on the talk page.

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

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Explanatory essays

• Wikipedia:What "Ignore all rules" means
• Wikipedia:Understanding IAR
• Wikipedia:Use common sense

Historical background

• "IAR is policy, always has been"
• The spoken version - 16 May 2006
• The first of Wikipedia's RulesToConsider

Closely related guidelines

• Wikipedia:Be bold
• Wikipedia:Do not disrupt Wikipedia to illustrate a point

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