For the record, I still have not posted in favor of removing or keeping colored chat. It's not a big deal to me either way. I just love Sonyk for posting his reasoning in the form of a Pokemon comparison.

Stijn is also probably right that a local toggle for it would make the most sense if any change were to be made.

As for the rest of your post, Strat's got the right idea when he says "..why the hell did I spend the time to read that."