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 About SMEs, 0RR and reverts 

Yes, while I agree that we're probably a long way from being able to implement SMEs at Wikipedia (it's something to shoot for, though), my immediate concern, as several examples were given in the RfC, are that a a blanket implementation of 0RR (for example) may at times get in the way of getting a properly balanced, neutral content (as I'm sure you know that NPOV isn't to treat all viewpoints as if they had the same validity, but to treat them commensurately with their weight ""in the real world""  which is far trickier). What I was suggesting was to have a community-wide discussion on the current special editing restrictions that seem to be cropping up, namely to see how they may clash with Wikipedia's core policies, and ways in which we can avoid having this clash and still implement them when necessary. I firmly believe that most of the trouble Elonka got herself into probably comes from the even application of these rules, whose impact on core policies was probably not properly gauged prior to their application. What I'm suggesting is for the community to go back to the drawing board, discuss these rules, see how they can best be applied (are there necessary exceptions, for example?) derive a consensus and implement it. This would avoid this unpleasant feeling of being experimented upon that some editors have, and would go a long way towards reinstating the feeling that the community has the final say on its destinies (by shaping the new rules applying to it).

Too optimiitic? Idealist? Maybe yes. But worth a shot, I'm convinced of that.  "