I look at it as constructive arguments, for example the Paul Defiant thread - sure it was a footnote in World War 2, it also seen combat action.
However I look at it from both sides of the argument, 99% that would vote on it never flew in the back of a Kate Torpedo plane or SBD trying to gun.
I vote personally on what plane served in the most theaters, and had a higher impact overall, for example if Plane A had 3000 built and served in 1 theater vs plane B who had 500 built but served in 4 theaters, I am voting on Plane B because I want something that will show up more then once in snapshots, FSO and the Main Arena.
I do shy away from anything POST Spring of 1944, frankly there is enough late war crap to go around, Midwar and Early War could the attention in my opinion, but I also won't reject something simply because it is beyond 44.
I will always keep it between the lines, some aircraft like the Boomerang in my opinion did not do squat during the war where aircraft like the Ki-43 get ignored time and time again. Both served in multiple theaters, however the Ki-43 scored victories where Boomerang is more of a Paul Defiant footnote.