RDF issue with rdf:List

A last call issue being discussed on RDF Core at the moment concerns 
'redundant' rdf:type rdf:List triples.

see:
 http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-rdf-comments/2003JanMar/0586.html

I have suggested that OWL needs these triples, and I am currently arguing 
against their removal.
I believe RDF Core WG would value a formal or informal comment from WOWG on 
this issue.

It seems to me that removing these triples, while technically feasible, is a 
small amount of work for RDF Core and a large amount of work for Web Ont. 
Also, given that this construct is essentially the daml:collection construct, 
the default is not to change, but to emit the equivalent of the daml:List 
triples.
Might it be possible to have a minute or two on this under AOB today?

Jeremy