You sir are (except for spelling errors) exactly correct. "irreverent" only you meant "irrelevant" to the present question. The rules today, in 2013, say what they say. What you "did" in 1966 is not what the rules say today. Nobody's making fun of what you "did." What we are saying is, it's different NOW.
Hell I can remember "Saturday night" track there pretty much WAS no tech. I didn't even realize that I was supposed to be running a driveshaft loop until a friend pointed it out. The "tech" guys simply never LOOKED
