Yeah, at this point pragmatism meets principle. All of the above is true, but given a choice, why choose a platform where you even might have to 'work round it'

Yeah, at this point pragmatism meets principle. All of the above is true, but given a choice, why choose a platform where you even might have to 'work round it'? Etherpad might look more scary, but it's designed specifically to promote inclusion and liberating data. The thing that I find inspirational about the Wikimedia example is that they embody principles of inclusivity in their tech choices.