Whenever I see the words "this would _make_ people"... alarm bells start ringing for me.

Yes, the proposed behaviour is perfectly correct, logical, and consistent. And utterly the wrong thing to do IMHO.

It would frighten off newcomers and disorientate students.

It's why we create the cushion of fairy stories for kids, to soften the harsh realities of the _actual_ world. Later on you learn that there isn't a magic library fairy that loads everything, but it helps you cope with the first steps.

If anybody made PD that broken out of the box it would require lots of work to fix in order to make it fit to teach with again.