To play devil's advocate one doesn't simply have more character, it has more antler. Your argument is like saying that a guy that is 6' tall and weighs 170 lbs. is the same as a guy that is 6' tall and weighs 230 lbs. but the 230 lb. guy just has more muscle. They're the same in the skeleton though, right? No, the 230 lb. guy is bigger, and a buck with more "trash" has more antler.

I see where you are coming from. You like symmetry and main frame size and that is fine. I just differ in opinion that a buck with some extra antler should have that extra antler counted. Does a buck with extra antler in kickers and stickers look the same as a buck that has equal inches but more mass and tine length? No, but the antler still exists.