"an aesthetic decision"
Such a reasonable response confirms my suspicion that not only have you not gotten a fair shake, but (and, to be practical, more importantly), the Zone's been wasting its own time fighting with you over a straw man.
Have you ever written a "position paper" or "white paper" about this? Any papers for school?
I'm not sure yet how to overcome so much water under the bridge, but I'll be giving it some thought.