If you think the article should be clearer, then be sure to post in General Discussion or use the in-game suggestions and feedback interface. Alas, no staff comes here for feedback, so if you want your discontent heard, those are the places to voice it.
Policies and such change all of the time. It’s never wise to assume that just because it was always done one way, that it will always remain the same. It’s on us as players and the people who are using the service to know the ins and outs of it.