A Couple of Random Things

[Taakal]

By the way, how come some people have started the practice of using "random" to mean obvious non random questions they have been pondering over for a a long time....

I think it's got to do with the fact that while it's not random to the OP, it is random to anyone else reading them. 'Random' also has a connotation of having no consequence to the general direction of action, which to me implies that the person has a couple of questions that will seem like nonsequitors to those reading them, but they're not particularly important to the person asking [other than to alleviate their own curiosity].

I find the 'mob' thing rather confusing myself, but this is my first MMORPG, and I've never played a MUD, either. I just try to go with the flow, as far as the slang [or vernacular, if you like] in WoW goes.

The nice thing about a 'mob' is that if you run into one, it might not kill you. A 'mob' by the non-gaming definition in WoW almost certainly would.