I think it would be prudent to do as much as possible to prevent integrating other systems into bitcoin.
Yes. Merely not implementing feature requests in the core is a good start; although new tools to do the same in better ways (pooled mining springs to mind) should be allowed to prove their worth.
I would like to hear more about removing the scripting.
If you want to do some freaky shit, just start another blockchain.
Nooo! We want all the miners on our one chain, to maximise our security.
I think we can
have our cake and eat it.