Based on the usual responses of EO freepers I'd say you hit the nail on the head.
I think pravknight's suggestion is an interesting one, but sadly, I think the reactions of TM and SV were accurate predictors of the response. I no longer participate in the EO threads because they are never simple discussions, which could be interesting, but immediately turn into bitter harangues and cries of "Remember 1453!" It has been my experience from knowing many Orthodox that converts are sometimes the most bitter and angry, particularly those who converted from the Catholic Church. I wish we would all get over this and be able to have a serious, respectful discussion of issues.
Aside from that, however, I think this instruction is much-needed. I worried that we were heading towards a situation like the Episcopalians, who are fond of stained glass windows depicting Einstein, astronauts, US civil rights figures, etc. Having achieved a lot in your life or even having done good to society are not the same as sainthood, which must always be that little window by which we are enabled to see the penetration of God into someone's life and the transformation of that person in ways that are not understandable from an earthly perspective. Sainthood reminds us that God is different from us, and that His ways are not our ways.