> We should foster a world full of people who use their brains to interpret rules.
It's a competition. Competitions have rules, some of which are simply artificial barriers because of "competition". You can work to change the rules before agreeing to them.
If you disagree that a rule makes sense, provide your disagreement before entering.
Waiting until after you have found to have broken the rules you agreed to, to whine is simply unsporting and childish.
If the rule-breaker is not disqualified, it's unfair to the other participants who worked under those onerous rules to compete only to find out that one participant did less work by breaking a rule.
It's a competition. Competitions have rules, some of which are simply artificial barriers because of "competition". You can work to change the rules before agreeing to them.
If you disagree that a rule makes sense, provide your disagreement before entering.
Waiting until after you have found to have broken the rules you agreed to, to whine is simply unsporting and childish.
If the rule-breaker is not disqualified, it's unfair to the other participants who worked under those onerous rules to compete only to find out that one participant did less work by breaking a rule.