Hey Phillip,
#1 - Let me say you are my hero for taking the time to answer the questions.
#2 - I really appreciate it
#3 - Really - I'm coming from the other end - I have ZERO wordpress knowledge - I just sort of know what it does.
Having said that - and no offense to Rafeal - he and I have emailed a few times - to me it seems obvious that a page of plugins with descriptions would be hugely beneficial to exactly the audience I came from. My only wordpress development experience is through this site. I know he doesnt want to re-write the book - but a description of the extensions available seems prudent.
Really - no harm, no foul - just marketing.
Thanks - I'll look at your other responses now.