Wow. I mean, so far I disagreed with a lot of your advice, but in matters of taste there is no dispute. However, what I quote is just misinformed and wrong. You seem to be implying that the Silver Age ended in 1987, that before Batman #404 it was all Batman and Robin having goofy adventures, and that's not true at all. Some of the greatest runs on Batman came before that. What about Denny O’Neil and Neal Adams’ run on Batman and Detective Comics back in the early 70s? Or about Steve Englehart and Marshall Rogers' Detective Comics in the late 70s? I mean, please... moments like this?
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Anyway, my own advice: Unless it's very important for you to read the current comics (which are not bad), if you are completely new to Batman I would advice you to check a lot of his classic stories. Recently we had Morrison's run, which was very long and great, but it's not really the best place to start, in my opinion. Leave it for when you have read more about the character.
So you could start with these basic titles:
http://community.comicbookresources....l=1#post210226
You won't enjoy all of them equally (that would be impossible, with so many different styles and authors), but all of them are interesting and will give you an idea of what Batman comics are about.
Once you do that, start choosing titles from a list of best Batman trades, like these ones:
http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/04/...graphic-novels
http://community.comicbookresources....249#post210249
Read the descriptions and try what appeals to you.
Starting with Year One makes sense, but I wouldn't be too worried about reading everything in chronological order. Batman's history is too rich and complex to be read in a linear fashion. Just read great stories (maybe check the wikipedia occasionally if you don't know who a character is) and the whole picture will get clear little by little.