The Moscow Rules and Coincidences These list of rules are called The Moscow Rules. A little history about this. They were semi-formally written down during the Cold War. Spies would memorize them as a rule of law in order to go undetected and determine what was true and what wasn't. They varied from country to country and agency to agency and also depending on what you were doing. This is by far not a complete list. (I don't think there is one that isn't classified.) But it is a list.  There are more that go along with this list, such as relying on face-to-face meetings, camouflage things of value, and so on. But I think they don't apply here as they relate to passing and gathering intel in hostile territory.  What I do think is relevant is this... Think about what Q has posted and about what he has said. There are some very distinct correlations between his posts and this list. One example would be Rule 23 and what he keeps saying about coincidences and the bell curve (85-95-99 Rule). I think Q is familiar with this particular set of rules. It isn't really common knowledge unless you have experience with intelligence gathering and/or the tradecraft. One of the rules that I didn't list which I have experience with is this one... "People are creatures of habit. Look for patterns." Basically, patterns will give you insight to ask the right questions to gather intel. They will give you insight into what that person is up to presently, their past, what kind of education they have had, and so on. They will form a profile. It is when they act outside those patterns that you know something has changed.