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By all means break the rules, and break them beautifully, deliberately and well. That is one of the ends for which they exist ...
Pedantry and mastery are opposite attitudes toward rules. To apply a rule to the letter, rigidly, unquestioningly, in cases where it fits and in cases where it does not fit, is pedantry ... To apply a rule with natural ease, with judgment, noticing the cases where it fits, and without ever letting the words of the rule obscure the purpose of the action or the opportunities of the situation, is mastery.

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... due to a variety of reasons; Be back, when I come around the Kansas City Metro Area.

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So Long, and Thanks for all the comments

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From time to time I'll respond here and delete the old content; see history if you want the archive. --J. D. Redding 05:50, 13 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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 ''From time to time I'll respond here and delete the old content; see history if you want the archive''. --[[User:Reddi|J. D. Redding]] 05:50, 13 June 2014 (UTC)
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-Hello. A tag has been placed on [[:Epic events]] requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under [[Wikipedia:Criteria for speedy deletion#A7|section A7 of the criteria for speedy deletion]], because the article appears to be about an organization or company, but it does not [[Wikipedia:Credible claim of significance|credibly indicate]] how or why the subject is important or significant: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia. Under the [[Wikipedia:Criteria for speedy deletion#Articles|criteria for speedy deletion]], such articles may be deleted at any time. Please read more about [[Wikipedia:Notability|what is generally accepted as notable]].
-If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason, you may '''contest the nomination''' by [[:Epic events|visiting the page]] and clicking the button labelled "Contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. However, be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be removed without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag from the page yourself, but do not hesitate to add information in line with [[Wikipedia:List of policies|Wikipedia's policies and guidelines]]. If the page is deleted, and you wish to retrieve the deleted material for future reference or improvement, then please contact the deleting administrator. <!-- Template:Db-notability-notice --><!-- Template:Db-csd-notice-custom --> [[User:Mean as custard|Mean as custard]] ([[User talk:Mean as custard|talk]]) 17:40, 9 September 2016 (UTC)