--- a/tasks.py	Fri Sep 01 23:19:56 2023 -0700
+++ b/tasks.py	Mon Oct 09 18:50:36 2023 -0700
@@ -15,6 +15,13 @@
 
     replaceCmap("victoriametrics-config", {"scrape_main": configObj, "rules": rulesObj})
 
+    # these don't give errors on rules format! they just quietly keep the old
+    # rules! use `skaffold run` to get errs.
+    #
+    # or run
+    #  validateTemplates   = flag.Bool("rule.validateTemplates", true, "Whether to validate annotation and label templates")
+	#  validateExpressions = flag.Bool("rule.validateExpressions", true, "Whether to validate rules expressions via MetricsQL engine")
+
     refreshPodCmaps(firstPodName("app=victoriametrics"))
     refreshPodCmaps(firstPodName("app=vmalert"))