Your opinion on the BOM isn't wrong, but it's also not germaine to whether or not you're actually following the spec. The spec is the spec. If you don't like it

Your opinion on the BOM isn't wrong, but it's also not germaine to whether or not you're actually following the spec. The spec is the spec. If you don't like it you can get the spec changed. You don't get to ignore the spec and then claim support. That's not how standards work. "I don't like it," isn't a good explanation. Otherwise I'd be inclined to fix the spelling error in the HTTP referrer.