Lots of people sent their applications on OCT 11 and got their citizenship(including myself), You need to make an apology to people that you called fool and to those who you misled. The ones that their applications went down the line.
To be clear, I did not call anyone a fool.
In other posts I correctly pointed out that it was foolish to take an unnecessary risk in rushing to apply, especially given the nature of the changes and very little downside to waiting. In the post you quote, I merely pointed out what the relevant four year prohibitions period would be for those foolish enough to rush applying precisely on October 11, 2017.
Beyond that:
Taking unnecessary risks is foolish, a foolish act. Wise men and wise women acknowledge they occasionally will take a foolish, unnecessary risk. They are not fools. Like they acknowledge occasionally having made mistakes. (Those who insist they made no mistake are almost certainly mistaken.)
The reality, however, is that far more October 2017 applicants have applications which remain in limbo. In the meantime many have had their applications returned and had to re-apply. Many more than before have received Finger Print requests. A significant number have already been diverted into this or that non-routine process. There has been a surge in the number who were selected for the PPQ - QAE. How this is going to work out for the majority of those who applied in a rush yet remains UNKNOWN, but it is known that between returned applications and other reasons for gnashing of teeth, rushing to apply HAS NOT GONE WELL for more than a few.
The forum is rife with complaints asking why the process is taking so long especially when others who applied later are already ahead in processing.
In the meantime, however,
taking unnecessary RISKS is foolish even if nothing bad happens. I took lots of foolish risks in my youth. Some risks were far more foolish than others. Mostly worked out. A small scar here and there to document my story, and some bruised ego now and then to make things somewhat interesting, and more than a half century after leaving my parents' home I realize I am still prone to taking unnecessary (as in foolish) risks, albeit not nearly so risky or foolish as a half century ago. It should be readily apparent given the sobriety of my posts, despite having taken some foolish, unnecessary risks along the way, I've not thought myself a fool.
In particular, I do not think someone is a fool just because they have been "foolish" on some occasion. I do not call anyone a fool just because they have acted foolishly on this or that occasion. No more than I think or call someone a liar because they have said something untrue (we all make mistakes).
I do not endeavor to tell anyone what they should do. I do not give personal advice. I do, however, make a concerted effort to offer information which I hope will help others make prudent decisions in navigating their own, personal path to citizenship, to make decisions for themselves.
I think it is great that a number of October applicants have had much success. I also feel bad for those who rushed and have suffered for it. I just hope that not too many of them get bogged down in extraordinary delays. Unfortunately, however, that is bound to happen, the only real question is how many will incur delays and to what extent.
By the way, the post you quote was specifically in response to a ton of noise and misinformation about the requirement to submit a police certificate. As I aptly cautioned, then, there was no reason to believe those asserting the relevant time period would be changed to three years rather than four. The applicable law had not changed. I hope my caution helped some avoid delays later in the process due a failure to timely obtain and submit a police certificate.
