Well like I said, although I like to encourage others to use the UCM and to participate in the survey, neither are compulsory.

If you don't want to ever use the UCM and don't want to participate in the survey, then fine. Don't.

The UCM is like the rules of a game or sport. If you don't like the rules, then don't play the game/sport.

As I'm sure most of you would appreciate, when doing a survey it's important that everyone is counting by the same rules - just as when you play a game or sport it's important that everyone is playing by the same rules.