At some point JC may comment on it.
And the people who disagree would say his ruling is just wrong, ignore it, and do it the way they want.
I find the whole concept of arguing whether "it's officially RAW" as silly unless it's something like adventure's league and even then it's usually not worth it. Do what you think is best/ most fun for your table.
Obviously arguing about "what is best"/what's fun is what threads like this are about.