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 * Each rule should list the entire TLD-like domain name, with the subdomain portions separated by dots ('''.''') as usual.  A leading dot is optional.
 * The wildcard character '''*''' (asterisk) will match any valid sequence of characters.
-** Wildcards may only appear as an entire level of a rule.  That is, they must be surrounded by dots (or implicit dots, at the beginning of a line).
+** Wildcards may only appear as the entire most specific level of a rule.  That is, a wildcard must come at the beginning of a line and must be followed by a dot.
 * An exclamation mark ('''!''') at the start of a rule marks an exception to a previous wildcard rule.  An exception rule will be used instead of any other matching rule.
 * True TLDs, i.e. domains with no dots, are never needed in the list, but they may be included for completeness.