I agree with you and David's posts, rules are rules, but common sense should always be able to overide in certain spots when possible/applicable.
Is like the £6 raise at 1/2, when I play chucks in 10, it goes as a call, because it always does and it's obvious, even though strictly speaking it's a reraise to 10. Overall though I agree with this
errrrrrrm no it's a call by the letter of most rules including TDA and DTD's
40: Multiple Chip Betting
When facing a bet, unless a raise is first declared, multiple same-denomination chips is a
call if removing one chip leaves less than the call amount. Example of a call: preflop, blinds
are 200-400: A raises to 1200 total (an 800 raise), B puts out two 1000 chips without
declaring raise. This is just a call because removing one 1000 chip leaves less than the
amount needed to call the 1200 bet. Placing mixed denomination chips in the pot is
governed by the 50% standard in Rule 38.