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First, don't worry too much about being declined. Comments are ephemeral; comment flags doubly so. There's no penalty for a declined flag.
Second, I would agree with your assessment of those comments. However, since this is a non-technical site, I don't think enforcing the letter of the rules as strictly as possible is always the best policy. With our core ...
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