This post is hilarious.
You note that you are NO expert. Than contradict some well thought out posts from experienced and informed riders. Than state your own practice, which is, frankly, wrong. Rev matching or merely downshifting with the clutch in still keeps the rider in the correct gear for the speed - the clutch doesn't need to be engaged.
You can call things whatever you want. Rev matching, down shifting, engine braking - what you choose to call it is not relevant. Further, you keep quoting Cafe and saying he/she is wrong, but what you are doing is basically what he/she is advocating. Hilarious.
The discussion is about whether it is worth while to down shift and use engine braking to slow your bike. The answer from any knowledgeable person is - No, it is not worth while.
Technically, it wasn't about "whether it is worth while to down shift and use engine braking to slow your bike."
I have a 2012 cbr250. I find that if I forget to downshift while I go to a spot light, my bike has trouble downshifting stopped. I have to kind of roll the bike foward and backward to shift into 1st.
Is this normal? Anything wrong with my bike? Any fixes for it?
Sounds pretty normal to me.
Nope.
Learn to start without stalling in a higher gear (not recommended for normal use),
or learn to put the bike in the proper gear before you become fully stopped.