> To me all those mean the same thing, except the latter is more flavorful and makes my eyes less likely to glaze over.

And to many others, the difference is that one is informative, the other is likely to turn them off of the author and project forever.

I noticed that you never answered my question. If this is acceptable to you, where do you draw the line? If you can answer that question, maybe you'll be able to see the flaw in your argument.