On making rules clear—from Douglas Adams, Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.
From Chapter 1, regarding demolishing a home for a bypass (on Earth):
“You were quite entitled to make any suggestions or protests at the appropriate time, you know…The plans have been available in the local planning office for the last nine months…."
“On display? I eventually had to go down to the cellar to find them.”
“That’s the display department.”
“With a flashlight.”
“Ah, well, the lights had probably gone.”
“So had the stairs.”
“But look, you found the notice, didn’t you?”
“Yes,” said Arthur. “Yes I did. It was on display in the bottom of a locked filing cabinet stuck in a disused lavatory with a sign on the door saying ‘Beware of the Leopard.’”
From chapter 3, regarding demolition of Earth for an interstellar bypass:
“There’s no point in acting all surprised about it. All the planning charts and demolition orders have been on display in your local planning department in Alpha Centauri for fifty of your Earth years, so you’ve had plenty of time to lodge any formal complaint and it’s far too late to start making a fuss about it now…."
“What do you mean, you’ve never been to Alpha Centauri? For heaven’s sake, mankind, it’s only four light-years away, you know. I’m sorry, but if you can’t be bothered to take an interest in local affairs that’s your own lookout."
“Energize the demolition beacons…."
“I don’t know,” said the voice on the PA, “Apathetic bloody planet, I’ve no sympathy at all.”
Never needs reviewing or revising.