Wil: Indeed; we have no disagreement. The maximise dice usage rule is about using the dice values, not the pips (which would be the nonexistent maximise pip usage rule).

I and others have already defined the rule in previous discussions (which you most likely haven't seen) which is why I use the shorthand rather than spell the rule out again and again.

For anyone who wants to know, here's a full version (see section Movement of the Checkers, part 4).