I couldn’t agree more Jordan from reading this blog it would seem that there is an elitist group who think that if it’s easy to do then lets make it more difficult. As you say adding border etc use to be easy, then someone else says yes but it should never have been in the core. I ask why not if it made it easier for people to use why not have it in there. I want something quick and simple I don’t want to be playing around with css or child themes if I did I would write my websites in html. No I started using wp because it was quick and simple unfortunately the developers have lost their way. who cares if it’s not the “technically” right way to deal with an image, the fact is it worked. I believe the developers have forgotten two very simple rules and they are : the “KISS” principle and “If it aint broke don’t fix it” of course you could say that they are the experts and know what they are doing ,but then the definition of an expert is “X is an unknown quantity and spert is a drip under pressure”