Ugh! That took some time reading.
I find it strange that there is less focus on LC than LI. Perhaps everyone has given up entirely on LC. I have
. Perhaps there was another thread regarding LC a long time ago.
There are several ideas on how to improve LI and LC. Most of what is said in this thread has been considered before, but some new ideas do pop up. Many of the ideas are good, they just havn't been implemented. Keep the discussion open.