Giving penalties to elements that weren't breaking rules and not penalizing incorrect elements opens a whole new can of worms. That has implications for spins as well. Spin penalties, like zayak penalties, are given to the first spin that breaks the rule. Alaine Chartrand had 2 spins invalidated earlier in the GP series because she failed to follow the basic spin rules. Should she have gotten the two lower scoring spins invalidated or the last two (as those were the ones that broke the rules)? The zayak rule is already one of the most clear cut rules in skating.
clear cut doesn't mean it's necessarily good... but i will simply move along.. i have explained my points.. you have said that skaters are smart... yet, we keep finding examples of skaters "not being so smart" accordingly to your evaluation... i am suggesting a different rule, i like being creative like that and i am sure a lot of skaters would appreciate not having to worry about plan lmnopq if they mess up ONE jump.