[SwellJoe]

"Perhaps it's merely a reflection of wanting some one else to do work we choose not to do."

Entirely valid position to take. There's only so many hours in a day, so many days in a year, and so many years in a life.

[igouy]

rurban (and frik and wulfklaue) do not seem to feel that it is a valid position for me to take.

[SwellJoe]

Yeah, they're wrong. Offering polite suggestions is one thing, demanding volunteers do things in some specific way is entirely another.

Do it the way you want to do it. Unless someone is paying you or you want their specific help with something going forward, I don't see any obligation on your part to listen to demands.