Carrier, spot on, I am amazed that there are "pilots" out there that manage to confuse
instrument flight time with time spent on a IFR flight plan. One only has to accept the fact that a SE PPL with no ratings whatsoever is perfectly entitled to file a IFR flight plan but will be required to maintain VFR. Maybe someone who thinks otherwise could explain just what would be the value of a total of time spent in flight on a IFR flight plan.