This sword cuts both ways. I've had discussions with engineers about problems with the aircraft. At the end I'm told it's not a problem, don't worry about it. The fun starts when you hand them the book and ask them to sign it off. The response is often along the lines of "you put it in the book? The aircraft is grounded now!"
As to people insisting everything goes in the book, I'll agree with you only as long as you do the same on every sector of a flight and at every station with no regard to parts or engineers or your schedule. I think you'll be hard pressed to fly any aircraft for 8 hours and have absolutely nothing go tech.