I see the fact that "a lot of folks aren't going to take the time to figure out what the Spin means" as a compelling reason to avoid spin all together.

This particularly becomes a problem when people desperately want to believe that they understand. This is usually so they can feel that something is under control. Indulging anyone's delusions of comprehension, and control, may keep everyone comfortable in the short term but will hurt more down the line than shattering the illusions early on.

Let me beat anyone who would comment that this is precisely why techs have a reputation for being awful communicators to the punch. It probably is.

That doesn't let the clowns who are too obsessed with feeling in control to sample the detail off the hook though.