Reviewers are not paying attention

Bill, I can't comment on the accuracy of your points above (just not personally familiar enough with the skills required for that credit), but I have had PLENTY of experience with the GBCI reviewers not paying attention across the board. I regularly point this out to them in our comment responses if it is warranted, in the hopes that someone there will simply read what we've taken extra steps to provide as clearly as possible in our submissions.
I sympathize. 

Hi Bill, On behalf of GBCI staff, we appreciate you raising this issue. We take claims of reviewer inconsistencies/errors very seriously and are constantly working toward improving our processes to ensure project teams receive consistent and accurate review comments. In this instance, we contacted you directly and the issue has now been resolved. Should this happen in the future, please contact us through the LEED Certification Contact Us form, http://www.gbci.org/contact , select Certification Question and include project number and name so that we can resolve the issue for you. Please note that the option to use the LEED Certification Contact Us form is always available to all project teams who have any concerns or requested clarifications regarding any LEED Certification review comments that are made. We strive to provide a fair review that is consistent with published LEED rating system requirements, the referenced standards, reference guides, and LEED Interpretations. At any time you feel the basis for a requirement has not been adequately referenced in the LEED review comments, or that the reviewer comment was in error, we welcome your feedback, and will provide clarification and correct any errors that may have been made. Thank you for your continued commitment to LEED. Best,
Vijaya