The Fit to Talk forum has some gems, I'll be the first to give you guys credit over there. I like the idea, but I agree it's not going to be practical means of mining in any foreseeable future. Definitely something I'm going to waste some time doing. There goes hundreds of hours of my time.
You're not enthusiastic about the idea? I mean it's a good way to learn about how the system actually works though by aggregating down the process of mining so taht it can be done with just a pen, paper, and a bit of good old cognition...
Don't be discouraged, some of us have more free time than we know what to do with and will be more enthusiastic than the others.