Draft Rule 20201103e

The rule: Don't burn bridges, and don't hide under them.

This rule is Draft Rule 20201103e for the "Bill of Responsibilities".

Details
This rule refers to bridges metaphorically in a purposefully ambiguous way:


 * Don't burn bridges - i.e. don't assume that others participating in a discussion with you are idiots. It may be something that they have some hard-won wisdom that you don't have.  Even if they are younger than you are.
 * ...and don't hide under them. - don't be a troll. You may think you're being a clever provocateur, but it could be that you're just being a jerk.

History
RobLa seems to have thought of this turn of phrase in November 2020. Possibly earlier, but he used RobLaWiki to capture it around then.