Mike
I know we have been here before but I think these threads reflect peoples frustration with a system that goes back to the dawn of tele printers.
Yeah, sure the system works, and it may well be the best we have within ICAO standards, but that doesnt mean its the best system we could have.
People wish for something better, more user friendly, and given the advances in the way we can use and manipulate data, that does not seem unreasonable.
The EASA intiative you mention looks to be a good one. Its a shame that once we were world leaders in so many fields, today we seem happier to let others do the innovation.