Tiger Moth - perhaps the reason that some people (ie me) got wound up is that you seem to make a habit of having strong opinions about things you have precious little knowledge of. It is IMHO a dangerous position for a student pilot to take, and you would do far better to spend more time listening than talking. In fairness, your orignal post was doing just that - asking for opinions, however your subsequent post was what wound people up:
yokes were designed for heavy planes not little light aircraft. They have no business in small planes
This shows a lack of experience of flying generally. So tell us on what do you base your strongly held opinions: how many hours flying aircraft with a yoke, and how many with a stick?
Shouldn't pilots keep one hand handy for the throttle?
You can use either hand on a stick just as with a yoke. Pilots no more use two hands on the yoke than they use two hands on a stick. If you need one hand on the throttle then which hand you use on the yoke will be dictated by the position of the throttle. The only time I tend to use two hands is in heavy turbulence.
Pilots are generally helpful people - ask sensible questions and you will get all the advice you need; spout baseless opinions and you will be shot down (metaphorically speaking).