I'll agree that Postel's Law should not be interpreted as "when something doesn't fit, force it". The most effective examples tend to have a duality: areas whe

I'll agree that Postel's Law should not be interpreted as "when something doesn't fit, force it". The most effective examples tend to have a duality: areas where permissiveness is allowed and areas where it's constrained. (E.g. The CSS/JSON must be well-formed, but the properties can vary.) Getting underneath the patterns and anti-patterns of permissiveness in an informed way is a lot more useful IMO than the knee-jerk reaction of declaring all permissiveness harmful and running away. Especially in light of the web's incredible wins via this strategy.