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 it should reflect consensus. Consider discussing potential changes on the talk page first.

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

[edit] See also

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• Wikipedia:Be bold
• Wikipedia:How to break the rules
• Wikipedia:Understanding IAR
• Wikipedia:Use common sense
• Wikipedia:What "Ignore all rules" means
• Wikipedia is not a bureaucracy

[edit] Background

• "IAR is policy, always has been"
• The first of Wikipedia's 'Rules to Consider'

[edit] Related information

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