Hang Onto Gnome2...via No Updates...Repercussions

Goal: I want to hang onto Gnome 2 on Arch.
Method: By selectively updating only certain core repo packages ie: kernel26
I've updated one of my Arch installs to Gnome3, and I'm not ready for it full time. Rather that switch DE's or distros, I want to exhaust all options first.
I have read the forums, and see the option of currently, blocking up to 90 packages. Am I correct to see this as a laborious, and daily evolving situation?
So what if I approached this from the opposite end. Assuming I would be content to only update for security reasons, would I still be plagued with breakage?
Example: if Gnome no longer supports gnome2 in any way, could a kernel update possibly break my DE?
What other issues should I be aware of?

You would basically be prevented from updating your entire userspace. In the end you'd end up with something that looks very much like Debian. Better to go with Debian I think.
Selective updating is not supported at all. If you know what you're doing, then fine, but if you did you wouldn't be asking this question at all. The safest thing (security aside) is just not to update.
Or, you know, to just take the plunge on Gnome3 or try XFCE or one of the tilers or KDE4. So many options.

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