Been talking about this to a mate who pushes tin for a living on one of the regional consoles.
This is what he said about programmed tailored arrivals
-"turbo prop RPT out of a regional into a major, he's programmed a 2 minute delay behind a 738. I notice on maestro there's a 4 minute gap ahead of the 738. I go to the flow and say 'Before I slow turboprop down will you be speeding 738 up?' (Giving the 73 a high speed descent would have eliminated the turbo prop delay) Flow's reply: 'No the 738 is on a tailored arrival' can you believe it? A tailored arrival is creating a delay for the aircraft behind it!"
...only the names and aircraft have been changed to protect the innocent but a very true story and only a day old!
Leadsled, care to respond on your furphy argument?