It sounds like the noop is a good idea, I'll try it out and post a TIP, or bug/feature. I'm usually less than clear when I write. To summarize, noquote isn't a bad idea, there are other good reasons to use it, mentioned in the original documents referenced above. Upgrading my packages is a good idea, and I had already done one before I started to think, not about doing the upgrade, but about maintaining sites that can't move to 5.0 right away, but might want upgrades to my packages.
