I am and have been having the very same problems since the rules were initiated back in previous versions of QB's desktop and have called support over, and over, and over again but nothing changes.

Running you through all of those useless diagnostics will not zero in on or fix the issue.  Programmers need to make this a priority.

When you say you could go out to lunch and come back before the rule opens you are not exaggerating!  Come on Intuit, let's get to the bottom of this issue as we accountants out here don't have all day to sit around reviewing and correcting these auto created rules. 

There must be a better way to auto add a rule but still be able to edit it before it gets added without having to go through this lengthy process...