You already have the answer you prefer so why should I belabor it further - imho uniformity does not make the measurements reliable when the assumptions and anomalies are still there completely unanswered.
If uniformity does not make measurements reliable, then nothing will.
If being "reliable" requires a total absence of anomalies, there is no known method of measuring anything that cannot be claimed to be "unreliable". It is a refutation of the whole of empirical science.