The pasta rule from The Campaign for North Africa was not actually a thing

No, But there were also a lot of other media organs that weren’t video game sites that would or could have written about him (magazines, frinstance). And ten years ago, it would have been far more accurate (and edited and fact-checked effectively…well, more effectively). Which would have prevented the gaffe that @Brooski laughed at which started me necroing this thread (after citing it, pertinently). :)