You are talking about ATC. We are talking about uncontrolled airfields - A/G or FISO. Totally different situation
Sorry, I thought the original couple of messages were A/C, ATC.
Did quite a bit of flying from non controlled airfields, and they tended to be much as described here, depending on how busy it was, it helped the awareness. Made for problems when it was busy, especially when there were low time students flying solo who were perhaps struggling to fly and deal with the R/T, but that's maybe not such a bad thing, it's for sure better than having someone operate to an airfield that needs radio for the first time, and not really be aware of what's happening.
Key thing for me is brevity.
Fox Tango, left hand downwind for 23
followed later by
Fox Tango final to roll
works, but
Fox Tango is now just becoming downwind for an approach to runway 23 and planning to execute a touch and go.
Fox Tango has turned final and descending for runway 23 and planning to perform a touch and go.
doesn't work at all, I don't need that much bandwidth.
I need the information, not the life history, which some people are only too keen to give at every opportunity.
Cheers