[Edi]

The "lost manual" gimmick got old a long while ago. The Dom2 manual was actually small enough that it could get lost in a pile of papers or so and I had to hunt for mine a few times on my desk, but actually permanently losing stuff like that, which contain the CD keys? Yeah, right.

It's a bit different if somebody has been around for a long time and contributed a lot and then for some reason lost it (e.g. a fire or kids accidentally destroying things or moving). Then I generally would take them at their word, but new people who claim losing it right off the bat? They can sod off.

Edi