Dang you are hard to please, they made that change specifically to make you happy --
I'm honoured they specifically listen to me! LOL just kidding.
I am happy the party is now included, it seems like the right thing to do democratically, it just doesn't make sense if the rules say something else. I haven't read up on the story, but if they've permanently change the rules i think that's a good thing for our democracy. If they've made an exception to the rules that's not right, they need to permanently change the rules.