Wherever you find yourself, always lookout for rules. Rules are rules and are meant to be obeyed. I wanted to trade on an exchange, but before trading, i needed to transfer my fund there.
I had a wrong assumption, because i thought every exchange sites have almost the same rules in common.
I made a mistake of not completing all the processes needed to transfer my fund to the exchange and that made me to loose my fund.
After contacting the admin, i was told that the penalty would be to pay a fee before it could be rectified.
To my amazement, the fund i transferred in there could not cover the fee for the penalty. It was exactly half of it. That was the price i paid for not obeying rules.
Had it been i read the rules carefully well before proceeding, i would not have lost my fund.
Rules will help you to maintain your boundaries.
I agree with you when you sad that 'rules are rules and are meant to be obeyed'. I also had experienced that very same story of yours where I deposited my token in an exchange first before reading the rules. It should the other way around. We must always remember that before doing any transaction with an exchange makre sure that you thoroughly read its rules to be able to withdraw your fund anytime.