It doesn't matter. People who are truly involved in the hobby would do the reading. If they are not involved, they are going to forget it as soon as it doesn't suit their purpose any more. If I ask a question here, it's because I want to learn something and there are some very educated people with the answers I need. Have to give someone the benefit of the doubt.
Usually I will bite them very early. But one time I didn't. And when I got to the end there was no tootsie roll center. Either it had slowly dissolved, or it just wasn't there. Well I can't go through that anticipation and disappointment again. So I just bite into it after 5 or 6 licks.
It was when I was a little kid. So it's like 50 years ago. No Ebay. No cable TV. No VCRs. No cell phones. No CD players. No PCs. No internet. And life was better.