Wikipedia:Ignore all rules

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

See also

• Wikipedia is not a bureaucracy
• What "Ignore all rules" means
• The fifth pillar of Wikipedia's five pillars: "Wikipedia does not have firm rules."
• Editing policy

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