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Originally Posted by JRutledge
Every wording of a rule has a reason or "spirit" in which it was created. You obviously cannot have one without the other. That is why when a rule is added, the wording often has to be changed to not cause certain confusion. The NF is good for taking 2 or 3 years to get a rule right when they add a rule and this is why.
Peace
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Exactly. The spirit is always first....before the letter exists much less stabilizes.
What the game is supposed to be isn't always represented in the letter. It is the desirable that the letter be kept brief and provide principles and concepts and not be an exhaustive list of do's and don'ts (despite some individuals insistence that it be otherwise). Sometimes, you just have to know the game to know how things should be.