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So if you've run headlong into a rule or policy and you think there's something wrong about it, here's how you go about changing it:
# Go to [[Special:WikiForum|the forums]] and propose the change in a new topic. Identify the specific rule or policy you think should be changed. Explain what you think it should be changed to, even if that's to eliminate it entirely, and explain ''why'' you think it should be changed.
# With luck, debate on your suggestion should manifest. If it doesn't, it's okay to go to users' talk pages and ask them to weigh in.
# Eventually a consensus will form. If that consensus supports your proposed change, the moderation staff will make the change to the rules.
===Some hints for the potential rule-changer:===▼
▲Some hints for the potential rule-changer:
* It helps immensely if you are an established editor with a history on the site. While we won't dismiss a newbie out of hand, having "street cred" will get more (and more serious) attention paid to your suggestion.
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For an example how ''not'' to try to get a policy changed, see [[Topic:Vnpmfc6vpn4n2toz|this thread]] on the talk page for [[Magnificent Bastard]].
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