Spitoon,
Thank you for your contribution - it really added to the discussion.
Just what is it you want me to accept?
The world may not be perfect but that is no reason not to strive for better knowledge or understanding. My point, not clearly made perhaps, is that your expectations as a controller are different to mine as a pilot. If my enquiries so far are anything to go by, the "avoiding action" call has many meanings to controllers and just as many responses by pilots.