Ethics 101: To re-use or not to re-use?

[Al Skierkiewicz]

Originally Posted by CircularLogic

This rule is written with no possible way to enforce it, so technical legal obligation are meaningless in this argument.

My answer to the last question of "is it acceptable to dodge a rule you simply dont like" is yes.

Would you like to review your answer now that you see it in print? There is no way it is acceptable to violate a rule you don't like or that you don't believe. This one isn't even that hard to implement. Just retype... One thing all team members must understand is that the rule book is what draws us all together by making us follow the same path. When we accomplish great things by following the same rules as everyone else we show everyone that it is possible. If you don't like the rules then consider them a false set of real world constraints, like gravity. By avoiding the rules you are telling your students it is acceptable to violate any rule they don't like. There is no 'almost right' in this question, there is no 'it's alright if I don't like it' to this question. And there is no 'if no one knows then it's alright' to this question. A violation of the rules is a violation.