Rule Following

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I aam a notorious rule follower. So is my Mom. My dad is a rule breaker.

It depends on whether the rule makes logical sense or not, among other things.

depends on whether it is a rule I or somebody else has made.
if I either create a rule myself or adopt one of someone else's because it seems to make sense, the rule will always be followed.
if the rule has been inforced on me and i think that it makes no sense, it will not be followed.

It depends on the merit of the rule. A good rule I will tend to strictly and rigidly follow and get ticked off when others don't do the same. I ignore and flout crappy rules when possible.

I follow the rules. I follow them very well.

My own actions are in line with the above posters who said they'll follow a rule so long as it makes sense, and in that case they'll follow it very closely. When a rule doesn't make sense to me I challenge it.

In elementary school the teachers secretly* nicknamed me "Gestapo" because I would rat out anybody, anytime, anywhere, and for anything.

*My mom told me this last year.

I always figure that a rule exists for a reason, and unless I know this reason to be stupid (And it has to be really REALLY stupid) then I will not only follow the rule, but enforce it as well.

I didn't want to answer in the poll, I really hate polls. They're impossible for taking enough variables into consideration.

I am most definitely not a notorious rule follower. I also don't think that "rules are meant to be broken". As for the last two options, I also don't just "ignore" any rule. I think I follow my heart and my own mind for the most part. I consider the rules, and would rather not get in trouble if I can help it, but not if it means acting against how I decide to act. I just make it a point to not let others make my decisions for me.

I am a notorious rule breaker. :D


Most of the rules have either no sense or are in conflict with my buisness, so - sayonara, rules! ^_^

ok I try to not break them if there is serious danger of serious punishment for me. XD And if they're too meaningless to be broken, though i still prefer to break them ;] But I'm lazyyy sometimes.


Beeing a rule breaker is stupid though, but it's lots of fun for some weird reason. The middle is the best, but a little boring.

I ignore them when I know I can get away with it and that there won't be negative consequences. Like some traffic rules if there is no one else around, I will go in the 'wrong way' entrance to parking lots for example. It is my way of being rebellious and saying FU to society, because I have to be so controlled all the rest of the time and not show how I feel about it.

Can't select an option to vote for, because I'd answer differently depending on the situation. I don't have a rule about how I approach rules. I have complex network of overlapping priorities & critical thresholds, which influence my reaction (obedience or oppostition) to range of factors in external environment & within my self.
So I follow some rules & I ignore other rules. Don't really know how to compare how I am with other people (in this respect), because everyone would have to go through long list of specific terms asking if one has done this or that. Severe penalties & likelihood of detection deter me from violating a rule, while mild consequences & likelihood of successful deception correlate with my disregarding a rule. Those are tendencies, not absolutes-with many exceptions. How I perceive the "fairness" of application and justifications behind rules matters greatly as well-have my own idiosyncratic/individual value system (what "makes sense" uniquely to me).

when i was little i was a rule follower i think, now i only follow the rules that will keep me outta prison

I guess I'm more nuanced...I follow the simple rules, gauge the intent of complex rules, and deliver the expected response...but in my own way...

Besides, in IT, the rules change constantly. No sense in getting worked up over something that 's not permanent..

I always followed rules too much. It used to be that, if I was pushed into saying I would e some place at 1PM, I would be there by 12:30noon! Too many others break rules, and I have been accused of infractions OTHERS have done, etc... so I don't follow rules as much now.

Rules? What rules?