That is actually true, but I am not alone. There were others who made the effort.Since heavy emphasis should be placed on, "boulderjohn has informed us," it is more like, "since boulderjohn became disgruntled with where he learned good buoyancy and trim and performing a skill from, he has been making efforts to redirect padi in that direction" ...
I wish I could post all the emails that Karl Shreeves of PADI (and some others) and I had while working on the final draft. I will give you one example. One member of our writing group, Peter Rothschild (Peter Guy on ScubaBoard) pointed out to me something I had never noticed. At that time there was not a single picture or video in the OW program showing a diver swimming in trim. Every picture of a diver had the diver on the knees. I mentioned that to the PADI Director of Training, and his response was an immediate "OMG!, You're right!" He promised to fix that as soon as possible. Today everything is the opposite.
At about that same time, I got a Distinctive Specialty for Advanced Dive Planning approved, and the back and forth on that took nearly a month. We argued about whether the things in my course were all recreational or maybe too technical. In one case (rule of thirds), they said what I had in the course was not necessary for OW diving. I responded that it was, and explained why. When they came out with the current OW standards, there was suddenly a new emphasis on dive planning, and the rule of thirds is not only taught, it is on the final exam.
So, yes, I was disgruntled, and I still am with several things, but when I was disgruntled, I talked with them and reasoned with them. I learned that these are people who really do want to do the right thing, and if you can convince them that it is the right thing, they will do it. For that reason, they have my respect, and I defend them.
Other disgruntled people prefer to mock and ridicule without taking any positive steps to make things better. They act as if the leaders of that agency are pure evil who always plot to do the worst possible thing.
I prefer my approach.