Yep, I agree this is generally bad practice and is prone to error conditions, but I am mainly addressing the article since it is claiming that this should never

Yep, I agree this is generally bad practice and is prone to error conditions, but I am mainly addressing the article since it is claiming that this should never be done because of the possible catastrophic consequences, and I just don't think that scenario is likely enough to mount a campaign to abolish this practice :)