I am with you...both my boys were potty trained between 2 1/2 and 3 yrs of age...I did put them on the potty earlier, but they just seemed disinterested, and saying "potty, potty, potty" numerous times throughout the day were ignored...they actually did show interest by 2 1/2 yrs old, and were virtually trained within the week...
Everyone just has their own way of doing this...
I had a girlfriend whose husband always seemed neurotic to me...she explained his mom was an absolute neat freak, and could not stand baby diapers...so when her baby(my friends husband)was less than 5months old, she made him sit on his 'potty chair', and I guess the greatest part of her time was spent with the baby, trying to make him poop and pee in his 'chair', so she would not have to wash so many nasty diapers(this was long ago before the advent of disposable diapers)...I dont know about anyone else, but insisting on being potty trained around the age of 5 months is just plain nuts...
Thats just me tho...
That's the thing that elimination communication is not. It's not about forcing your baby to go, it's following their cues and in turn they will follow ours. if they don't have to go when you place them over a potty than you try again later.