(Some of us treasure our real time intro to the Jane comment and remember what it mocked. But it quickly became just a poke, a laugh, a shorthand, at the time. Nonetheless, I can see your point, ski.)
I have some issue with whether CC chancing is “unethical.” In the end, none of us, whether linked to a U now or in the past, can predict more than, “It’s 50-50, you’ll either get in or not.” You can sometimes see some spark, some broader thinking that makes you hope the kid has great results. But it’s going to hinge on the unknowns, how the app, incl LoRs, comes across and the institutional needs, those wild cards.
So just to look at the superficials in a chance thread isn’t enough. When some share enthusiasm based really only on what’s going on on their own high schools, that’s not a national view. Or not necessarily in line with how the colleges see it.
I can say I find a number of professional blogs misleading and borderline.