Originally Posted by
IndiReloaded 
That NEED be applied? No, I don't believe it. The use of tools in any craft is always optional.
Of course it needs to be applied.
Can you make furniture without skills or tools? Can you paint a picture without a brush or proper technique? No ...
One of the thiings that happens in an academic journey is the realization that all those 'rules' are only guides that represent the past experience of others.
To some extent. However, past experiences and past styles of writing are very different to that of today's rules and styles. And it's not so much as applying the rules in the case of this thread, but applying some sort of sufficient technique.
No one can inherently write
Including your professors who are most likely biased toward a particular style. Who may, or may not , know better than you do.
I've had many professors, and they've all been different, all preferring different things. I haven't only confined myself to university professors either. There's a lot of opinion out there. Just as there is lots of opinion about what a good painting looks like, there's always a common belief: you need SKILL, and TOOLS. Once you got them, then you can start breaking the rules.
If this thread had gone too far, maybe it should be locked. I'm happy to stop. But as long as people keep posting I will keep responding...
