Which is why I miss some of the guys that used to be here in the early days.
Reading all your posts there is nothing wrong with your "counsel" ideas as far as I am concerned. Nothing at all wrong, choosing an approved oil class (API) required by the engine maker and narrowing it down based on ideas and thoughts.
I have found sadly, that for some reason, if you bring up these thoughts on choosing an oil this way, its turns into an endless argumentative thread of which I was recently a part of and the one called "argumentative" for bringing in new ideas. (one was even labelled that about be by "monitor" in here)
Anyway, there are many sources of unconventional "tests" and thoughts which is pretty much for the individual who looks to choose based on what they say. After all, its what makes you feel good about choosing an oil in that API class, we all have our reasons for choosing, be it price, be it the company, be it the color of the oil bottle or the marketing on it.
I think, we do not see a lot of "old" school thoughts anymore it because API standards has become so advanced and refining oil so standardized that I think only a handful of companies make the additive packages that are sold to the oil companies to begin with. More or less they all work, in the old days, they didnt, including the API standards at the time.
Just like TV's electronics, gasoline that you choose, its all pretty much standard now, again, of products in the same class, in this case API.
(anyway, just my thoughts)