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by drewcsillag 2113 days ago
Accepting random stuff like this is in the spirit of the protocols of the internet.

Postel’s Law: > Be conservative in what you do, be liberal in what you accept from others (often reworded as "Be conservative in what you send, be liberal in what you accept").

Also known as the robustness principle https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robustness_principle