I was about to ask the same question. I also agree with the above poster.

thegeneral did touch on some issues I ran into while browsing that thread. For me personally, I haven't got to the point to do a status match yet. I was only trying to learn the "inside scoops" and "enrich" my FT knowledge. I wanted to be prepared when the time comes. It turned out to be a frustrating experience so I gave up, thinking I would return and visit the thread WHEN I am really doing status match. I felt the info was too overwhelming and hard to weed through for a relatively status-free newbie like me.