Alexander Dalloz wrote: > As I read your smiley as a request for comment: there was a reason why I > quoted the word rules when pointing to the wiki page. And the page > content itself reads as "guidelines", which from my reading is not that > strong as "rules" would be. Can a native English speaker agree to this? :) I agree. The term "rules" generally has a connotation of being very strict, whereas "guidelines" are usually recommendations that *should* be followed, but *may* be changed or adapted to a given situation. -- Peter Gordon (codergeek42) This message was sent through a webmail interface, and thus not signed.