Currently, we are being welcomed by a few bots in any case, and I can give testiment to the true legendary nature of BottyMcBotFace. :-)

I feel that if we could get a community-driven list of say 5 of the best guides here to get people started, I am sure it will help speed up the learning curve.

I completely agree with you though in terms of looking into data in this regards to measure impact.