Well I see your point but I still think people should have the choice.
Either way, I'll be using the HTL to track my template mods. I'm rehacking vB3 on my test board to get it similiar to how my live site is and once I have it the way I want, I'll just upgrade my live site, install the HTL hack and import the .htl files to quickly get the live vB3 the way I want
Peace,
G