Common house rules?

[Grumbler]

Sorry, I got so lost in the ground clutter that I missed my IP.
Most of the various 'rules' are created because player are trying to force the game to fit what their idea of a M/E is. Notice that defend missions don't produce the 'rules' that the M/E's do. Other then the proper ratio, there is much argueing over arty and ammo and air strikes, etc.
That is where I was heading before wandering off in the desert.
Sorry, my GPS had dead batteries. The history was offerred as support for my logic.