I agree! If they don't want people to end up confused then they need to post their rules more clearly. I don't think his responses were particularly helpful in clearing up the confusion either. An apology from him might have been expected. Congratulations on 2nd place!
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"If you have men who will exclude any of God’s creatures from the shelter of compassion and pity, you will have men who will deal likewise with their fellow men." — St. Francis of Assisi, 1181-1226