Oh that one is a classic case of people 'remembering' a rule that never existed - there's a name for this illusion but I forget what it is.

See https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16131314 and https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&que... for history...

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chrisshroba 8 hours ago | parent | next [-]

> 'remembering' a rule that never existed

Probably the Mandela effect!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/False_memory#Mandela_effect

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Kye 6 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

This was (maybe still is) part of "reddiquette." Like the guidelines and case law here, it often found its way into subreddit rules and comments from moderators.

	▲	dang 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		To me it's just like how, growing up in Canada, we all assumed we had Miranda rights because we watched American TV.