Heavens! This is hard work.
OFDM
The 1500 hours flying experience [for ATPL issue] may comprise flight
time in any of the following capacities:
• as Pilot-in-Command/Solo (PIC), counted in full;
• as Pilot-under-Instruction (Dual), counted in full;
• as Co-Pilot performing under the supervision of
the Pilot-in-Command the functions and duties of
a Pilot-in-Command (PIC U/S) counted in full. For
licence issue, confirmation of such flight time will be
required. This can either take the form of a letter from
the operating company or certification of each flight
within the pilot’s logbook by the Pilot-in-Command.
• as Co-Pilot (P2), counted in full;
There it is in plain English. EXACTLY as I said.
"performing ... the functions and duties...of pilot in command"
Where does it say anything about manipulating the controls?
Why then does it differentiate that definition from P2?
It does so because just acting as Co-pilot (P2) has nothing to do with role-playing as Captain (P1us) which is an entirely differernt category. You've just proven youself incorrect.
I don't understand how or why you imagine it would be possible or desireable to act as P1 on cetain sectors only. If you briefed for P1us at the start of a multi sector day you'd be P1us all day, wouldn't you. Just as you would on a single sector day operated by the Captain.
I think you need to re-read this and sort out the logic. In your current state of mis-understanding you should not be making snide remarks about "pedants". This is nothing to do with pedantry, merely being right or wrong. And on this topic you just ain't right. Or, for that matter, pedantic.
Mr Smith.
What do you call logging that you are not entitled to if not fraudulent?
Inventive? Optional? Opportunistic?
If you haven't done it, you can't log it. If you do log it, then...