Interestingly, when I started a thread here about applying the rules about a nitpicky ruling in swimming the overall consensus was the rule exists, they need to be applied every time to be fair.
Yet some in this thread think the rules should be enforced at a whim (or not at all). Where are the lines drawn? Who decides when and what rules will be enforced? If a rule is unpopular then vote to amend or delete the rule.