GWH,
Most, if not all, of us would agree with you about the relatively new phraseology for line-ups.
The fact we are now restricted to one conditional (also needing more marshalling at the hold), added to the longer R/T transmission which has to include the entry point means that R/T loading on Air Deps has increased, and we've lost a lot of our ability to manage that R/T time.
As you say we've also lost the added SA of only mentioning entry point for intersection departures.
