It IS what we're talking about, because you can't reliably tap the fwd hat button to reproduce the natural head movement that's enabled by e.g. TIR, which is the REAL benefit of that button. Whether some schmoe exploits it or not with some cheesy cursor is just a red herring. You're hooked on that red herring so hard that you can't hear me say this: I know where the guns are pointing the same way you can take a fork to your mouth blindfolded or looking away, in snap or padlock modes. But then that's not surprising when you're the guy that argued the A8 is competitive, or that the 110G can give a P38 a run for its money, etc.
Yes, I used to do it because it would be stupid, in a damn GAME, to let the other competitors win only because they could do that. You stuck to this argument like to fly paper and won't look at the real big picture: That crutch makes no difference either way, because my flying does at least 75% of the work towards winning a fight, and because I could shoot without any gunsight whatsoever, on the majority of the shots I set up for myself.
It's also stupid to not show players this ability that'll help them keep good SA so that they outgrow this crutch sooner than later. This is pretty much exactly in line with the other arguments above, but you're too myopic to see it, or refuse to admit it.
What is your handle in the game?