I did go through the archives. Was enthusiatic through July and August, interested in September and October, my eyes started to hurt in November and got a headache in December. By the time I got to January, I thought bugger it and I joined the mailing list :)
Thanks for pointing me in the right direction. If I have anymore questions, I'll just email them again ;)
Yes indeed... Going through month by month will most likely just drive you mad.
What was being suggested is to go to:
http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-list/
And use the "Search fedora-list for:" box to search for posts potentially relevant to your question before asking directly.
Some people get crankier than others about repeat questions... thus the reason why FAQs came to exist.