I guess I agree with you guys now, although it doesn't feel right hoping for people to screw up so my coins can be worth more...

There is no validator.  I'm saying it would be nice if there was one for people writing their own software.  It might keep them from making mistakes.  "WARNING:  You're sending coins to a zero address.  Are you sure this is what you intended to do?"  I guess they could write their own though...