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> The Rule of 3 is a great rule, except when it isn't.

"Rules are for the guidance of wise men and the obedience of fools."

It's unfortunate that you had to deal with a fool, but that's not a indictment of the particular rule that they picked to follow off a proverbial cliff.

Edit: fixed ambiguous quote formatting.



Thanks for your reply. I just want to note that what appears to be a quote in your comment ("Rules are for the guidance of wise men and the obedience of fools") is not something I wrote at all. If you still have time to edit the comment, I might suggest changing that so it doesn't look like you quoted me.




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