iserith
Magic Wordsmith
That is totally fine. What I at least was arguing against is your apparent view that this is objectively how the game works. it isn't. It is up the DM and DMs letting PCs just "try harder" are just as correct as you are. At my table (now that I've realized the rules in questions and the intent of the system) the way it works is you make an Athletics check vs DC 10. If you fail by 5 or more you only jump half your normal distance. For every 5 points you succeed by, you add 5 feet to your jump distance up to a total of twice your speed (as if you were using the dash action). And the thing is, I'm right. THAT is how the game works.
There is a standard of reasonable specificity laid out in several areas of the rules. Off the top of my head that includes trying to find hidden objects which requires players to be reasonably specific to have a chance at success, but other examples abound. Whether or not you demand any specificity at all is up to you.