Why overload true and false instead of defining bool operator?

Question

I\'ve been reading about overloading true and false in C#, and I think I understand the basic difference between this and defining a bool operator. The example I see around is

Answer 1

As the docs say, overloading true and false is intended to support (nullable) database-types (Yes/No, Y/N, 0/1, etc).

And of course you can define them inconsistently, as with any operator. It is your responsibility to return something sensible. The compiler goes no further than requiring neither or both.