A part of this hobby seems to have a focus on rules, and a strictness about abiding by those rules that doesn’t speak to me at all. But I’ve never been attracted to awards, contesting, diplomas. Luckily, the hobby is wide enough for us all to somehow fit into it.

So I clearly would tend towards “use all available resources”, with a hint of “not caring at all actually”. :-)

But of course, if you engage into a contest, then yes, follow the rules.