Really not my concern, Daryk. I'm trying to train myself not to butt in or worry about what others do unless it actually concerns me. It is sorta like starting a nail with the hammer in one hand and then changing hands to drive the nail, but the fish don't know the difference any more than the nail does. There is a guy on another forum that posts pictures of himself with his fly reel up and winding it backwards, but, you know he has a post right after that with that same reel and a big fish. No one chastises him on the upside down rod and reel, many are wowed by the big fish.
Lot of the older reels you had to close by hand or break something, I don't know about the new ones.