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Actually, I don't think it's necessary to come to a decision regarding Enerdhil/Celebrimbor quite yet (though of course, we might as well decide now). The difficulty I alluded to is that of actually manipulating the text in FG-C-31 so as to include Idril giving the Elessar to Earendil (which happens regardless of it's ancestry). The trouble is that there seems to be no good place to insert mention of this, nor, as far as I recall, a suitable sentence from UT.
About the Oarni: I cannot think of any later evidence that they were kept. On the other hand, as is stated in principle 7, we cannot simply get rid of something from the earlier sources because it is not found later; we must have a reason for getting rid of it - an explicit or implicit contradiction with the later texts.
Do we have such a contradiction with the Oarni? At first glance, I'd be tempted to say "yes" - they simply seem out of keeping with the later legends. But when I think about it further, this feeling goes away. Why should there not be sea-spirits living near the shore? Is that really any stranger or less coherent than evil spirits inhabiting wolves, or Huan being able to speak, or eagles being sentient?
So I guess I lean toward keeping the Oarni, unless a good case can be made against them.
However, I hesitate regarding the name. If I recall correctly, "Oarni" comes from the stem "Oar" which meant "sea". But, I believe, that later became "Ear". I think there's a good case for changing it to "Earni", if we decide to keep them.
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