# A clocktower and a high powered rifle

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**Created:** [February 2, 2010, 10:12am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/a-clocktower-and-a-high-powered-rifle/304138 "2010-02-02T10:12:20Z")\
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**Post date:** [February 2, 2010, 10:12am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/a-clocktower-and-a-high-powered-rifle/304138/1 "2010-02-02T10:12:20Z")

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Me: So is everything ok with the form so far then?  
Client: yeah. great. except that we’d like some of the mandatory fields made optional.  
Me: Ok. So in what context will they optional then?  
Client: well…  
Client: we’d just like them to be optional…  
Me: right…  
Me: but surely if they’re optional but were previously mandatory, there must be some kind of selection process for them being used…?  
Client: No. we just thought we’d like them to be optional, but still mandatory…  
Me: …