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| - Our goal is to improve Wikitroid so that it better informs readers. The principle of the rules—to make Wikitroid thrive—is more important than the letter. Editors must use their best judgment. The policies of Wikitroid are meant to be enforced to improve the wiki, not for the sake of enforcing the rules. If a rule impedes you from doing something productive, break it, but sparingly and for good reason. Note that if you believe a rule prevents improvement to Wikitroid in a large number of scenarios and/or has very little benefit, it may be best to instead suggest a change to it or removing it altogether by creating a Request for Comment about the policy. Any change that will affect the wiki as whole should be discussed first in a Request for Comment, as well. Use common sense when deciding to rename an article, as well. For example, a rename of ULF 15 to "dead bioform" rather than Scarp is too generic as it could apply to any bioform who is dead. However, if it is capitalized as Dead Bioform, it is a viable name if no other alternative is available. Similarly, use specific evidence when attempting to state that one subject in Metroid can be connected to a subject in another work (for example, evidence that Thardus was based on Gorignak in Galaxy Quest). A bad example of this would be stating that both Samus Aran and Commander Shepherd (from Mass Effect) both wear suits of armor.
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