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It is a patently ridiculous way to enforce password complexity, regardless of the data being protected.It depends on what the site that has the password is.
Does it have any valuable information stored? Credit card info, etc?
If it's just a forum... yes, it's excessive.
But.
Use a password manager (I use LastPass, and can recommend it), and use it for everything. It will make a password as complicated as the site needs, and all you need to do is remember the main password manager password. I use it for everything that needs a password, except super high-risk things like my bank login. For those, I have my own, strong, complex password.
--Gray