None of those editors fall under the "Who not to tag (SPA tagging guidelines)" guidelines of WP:SPA. It also says, "New editors should be aware that while courtesy and a warm greeting will usually be extended, they may be subject to more scrutiny in the early stages of their editing as other editors attempt to assess how well they adhere to Wikipedia standards." That being said, I don't really care if you want to go ahead and do your compromise.  The closing admin will (almost positively) be smart enough to connect the dots on his own.  That being said, I disagree with your reasoning and beliefs on the tag, but I don't have a strongly vested interest to keep the tags there.