On Thu, Aug 05, 2010 at 11:49:07AM -0400, Scott Robbins wrote:
have to type something halfway intelligent to join the list, but really don't seem to have actually read the FAQ.
No one reads FAQs. They're a relic of the old guard (what, read the FAQ and monitor a newsgroup for a week before joining in? Huh! What a bizarre notion! I need answers now!!!). I autopost a FAQ to a few newsgroups on a monthly basis and still no one ever reads it.