I certainly understand your point but the point of the poll is to find out if GoDaddy users are actually taking actions (to find out if there will be a mass exodus).
There has been so much past idiocy from GoDaddy, that I'm surprised there are all that many HN readers left with them now anyway.
I stopped registering new domains with GoDaddy several years ago, but until today, I didn't bother switching my old ones away from them (I had maybe a dozen there, and several dozen elsewhere). Now I have.
When you have 30+ domains on a single registrar it is a little frustrating to go through each one individually and get the authorization code, unlock them, and request the transfer.
Also, for me, I have domains that I did 5-10yr registrations on, so the transfer and getting 1yr free isn't really that helpful.
You could use the tools to export all your domains, get the transfer codes, drop those into NameCheap (with the SOPASUCKS coupon) all at once, then go back to GoDaddy and confirm the transfers to avoid a long wait. And they even let you keep the time you had registered.
Domain Management > Tools Tab > Exportable List > click Add New Export button > All your domains > and make sure to select "Authorization Code".
As for locking or unlocking, in Domain Management you should be able to just click the select all checkmark, and click the Lock button to set the lock level on all of them.
None of that should be an issue, even when transferring in, a bunch of registrars offer a bulk transfer option. The real pains start to set in if you have gTLDs which have special gotchas when transferring or changing contact information/ownership. I probably wouldn't even have been able to transfer my .it domains out of godaddy if not for the fact I have a dual citizenship which gave me some freedom with the regulations -- though it still took me hours of trial and error.
So it's still a constant-time operation, but the value of C is growing for me.