On Monday, December 9, 2019 at 7:05:48 AM UTC-5, Tony wrote:
I was probably a 500 hr airplane CFI when I got my 15 hrs PIC and added CFIG...

You act like this I some sort of new development. This has been the rule for a very long time. This is nothing new. It also applies to all additional categories for CFIs so it's not a glider specific thing.

Tony, I never said that this was a new development! I am saying that it is a very low requirement, I think most people would agree.