Glad to see I'm not alone
I for one will also forgive any inaccuracies, because the greater strength of the manual has been to aid the mystique of the game, inspire me to play, and catalyze my thinking about the game.
And nice Gandalf! I see you there on page v - hadn't realised you were in the beta testing
And I agree with your sentiments. I'd played Dominions 2 (only offline), but I found the tutorial, and the general well-written easily understood text huge for learning the game.