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In martial arts, there is a concept along the road to mastery called shu ha ri[Note 1] that could be explained as:
- One who is a beginner plays within the boundaries.
- One who is proficient explores the boundaries.
- One who is an expert creates the boundaries—or ignores them altogether.
While editing Wikipedia:
- Beginners don't know (or are only starting to learn) the rules.
- Intermediate users learn the rules.
- Advanced users learn the spirit of the rules.
- Finally, once users understand the spirit of the rules and principles, they can sometimes ignore them.
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