That third bullet point used to work on old OGS. But I agree it no longer (for 10 years!?) does: I just tested by joining the main 19x19 ladder with my 9d account so top ranked player but was unable to challenge position 6 or even 100.
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I think we can remove it from the wiki so 
(Edit: done)
Such a strong account for testing 
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Or can we keep it in the docs and get a bug ticket to fix the logic to reinstate it. I think it’s a good rule.
It still exists here Ladders which is probably where it was copied and pasted from, and in this thread, and the github revision history for the wiki.
I’m ambivalent about whether it’s a good rule honestly.
It would probably be better to just kick inactive players from the ladder than need another way to challenge higher for example.