As a new Listener addict I have been gripped by these discussions. I started after I retired at the end of 2015 and after a stuttering start I decided (and have managed so far) to complete every puzzle this calendar year.
At first I needed huge amounts of help from this forum but in recent months I usually manage to complete the puzzle before logging in.
Without this forum I may well have given up. I think it is a valuable resourse and would not change its current content.
People who do not want any help do not need to look in.
I think a much more important question is how much use of on line dictionary services is acceptable. The Chambers app allows you to search for anagrams for instance. Is using that sort of thing cheating?