Let's get one thing straight. Words mean things.

If HODL used words imprecisely, that's on him.

It's not the referee's fault that the player committed the foul.

This is not new. In contract law, ambiguity in the contract favors the party who did not draw up the contract.

You are responsible for the words you use. So is HODL. He spoke imprecisely and unfairly.

Thank you for agreeing that he fucked up and needs to communicate more precisely.