I didn't realise there was a time limit to permitted responses on Accy Web. I've been on hols for a few days and going back again this morning so no doubt I'll be coming back in a couple of weeks and posting things which are far too late in your opinion.
Eer, did I miss the question somewhere by the way?
What was it again? Were you asking what the point of this thread was? It looks to me like you've been answered more than once by all the people who have something constructive informative and intelligent to say on the subject. I've enjoyed reading the links because I have learned something from them. One thing I've learned is that I'm not alone in my opinion that too much PC "guidance" can be a dangerous thing. Some people can voice my opinion a lot more eloquently than I can.
In order for a thread to be worthwhile it doesn't have to consist of people in disagreement. We can learn a lot from people who agree with our point of view but have more information to provide.
It's like the buses thread, we can all agree that public transport leaves a lot to be desired. That doesn't make the discussion pointless because no-one has come out in defence of public transport.