literally no one in the world does this other than the guys who work at a factory

...Which is why average guitar players, who are usually comparing apples to oranges (guitars that have so many differences between them that the tone woods are only a small part of the picture) need outside guidance to develop an understanding of the differences between the tonewoods. It's easy to see that a Strat is brighter than a Les Paul, but it's tough to tell how much of that is due to body geometry, neck geometry, neck joint design, neck/body/fingerboard materials, bridge design, or pickups. (Hint: they all contribute to the difference.)

i think its misleading to include these kinds of details in sales information in this case. they may be legally correct, but not in any practical way.

Does the fact that it's hard to separate out the single influence of one factor mean that we should ignore the influence of that factor? The choice of wood is just one part of the big recipe that determines how an instrument sounds. If you don't think they should be telling you why they made the wood choices they did, why should they tell you about their pickup choices, neck joints, body designs, neck profiles, etc.? What's so un-special about wood that it should be ignored when describing the things that determine a guitar's sonic character?

it adds nothing to the value of an instrument.

If that were true, plywood acoustics would sound as good as solid wood acoustics. They're both wood, after all.

i dont know if you were trying to defend tonewood, but you really just put the nail in the coffin against it being relevant for me.

My argument is that choice of wood, as with choice of almost everything in guitar design, plays a part determining what an instrument sounds like - it's just not an easy thing to test for yourself at home, because it's such a hard factor to isolate. That's why the manufacturer will tell you what the effect of that wood is and why they chose it: because the average consumer would otherwise have no way of determining that on their own. The fact that it's logistically difficult to isolate the effect of the wood doesn't make it any less relevant than anything else on your guitar.

how about a fan who just likes the band? oblivious.

Pretty much true, but do your fans run your life? Do you ask yourself, "will the fans notice this?" every time you purchase a new piece of gear?