None of the people objecting here want to have an honest debate about the topic, that is the problem. This is just more control freak behavior in an attempt to dictate my behavior to me as they habitually do worse things on a daily basis, or defend others who do. I could cater to every one of their demands and they would just invent fake issues.
So it's all about you? Do you honestly believe they would be more receptive to the idea if another user had been the one to propose it? The way I see it, unless it's coming directly from theymos, few users are likely to alter their usage of tagging based on something a forum user is advocating. Particularly when it seems to be an act of self-interest that would directly benefit the user proposing it. You said it yourself:
they have already
done it before, and they will continue doing it until their ability to abuse these ambiguous standards is removed.
That's the angle here. You want to influence their behaviour in how they act towards you. I think people see it for what it is, which is why they're giving you a hard time about it. Why would you expect an honest debate when you can't be honest about your goal?