Ahh, I think that's why it is confusing me. For people shooting in manual, is just a data point - more informative than anything else. And in light of what Tiberius said, the EV reading isn't all that helpful since only the photographer knows exactly how he wants the shot to look.
And in the case of the people like me who can't remember what the whole stops are vs the partial stops, it helps us know how much to change the Shutter/Aperature.
Or am I still way off
