This is a great read. It gets rid of most of the myths that are discussed regaulryl at DP on why Google does this, or don't they do that, or my pagerank sucks because Google penalized me. It is a very long read, but well worth it to get started or to know you are on the right path when it comes to making Google happy. http://groups.google.com/group/Google_Webmaster_Help/web/q-a-from-the-3rd-live-chat-oct-2008?pli=1
I thought so too. Like you say the extra links even are directly to where I had a lot of questions pending. Especially it is a great resource when someone feels like they know a thing or two, it is great to be able to reference the real people behind google.
A must read for all the newbies and experienced webmasters have to refresh their knowledge once in a while. Voluminous but important and worthy info. Thanks for the share. Get some green