We've already put the link to the FAQ at the top of the list of topics here... Its even higher than the stickies.

We could put a giant sign that read "Press Ctrl+F5 if your avatar doesn't update" and ppl would still make threads about it because everyone instantly makes new threads about any problem that they have, instead of looking around for answers beforehand.

"Why my post count still 0?"
"How to become senior member?"
"Why my PM box so small?"
"Why my warn bar is 0%?"

As long as ppl do things on a whim instead of reading important announcements (Like the disabling of the search function), this is going to continue.