Personally, I found the initial post very interesting.....
All the advice I've ever heard (from ATCers posting on these forums, and from ATCers whom I've met face-to-face either socially or when visiting towers/centres) has been that route information on VFR flight plans is ignored. Although putting a detailed route onto a flight plan won't harm anyone, it's generally a wasted effort.
SSC, your post is an example of why that effort is not wasted, and I shall, when I next have reason to file a flight plan, make sure I put as much route information on it as possible, and advise others to do likewise.
FFF
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