Blimey, I appear to have stirred up a right old fight here....
When I said that I was more concerned about people not reporting there passing altitude I was alluding to departure procedures, as that was the point of the discussion on the Ident feature.
With regards to first call on a new frequency I have no problems if you do or you don't report your passing altitude, just as long as you report your
cleared altitude and any headings and speeds that have been assigned.
Now, if we can all calm down and relax maybe people will be able to get things right....