I agree with the person who said that the Wiki stuff is just over the top. That's no slam at the people who write the Wiki tutorials, because often the tutorials (when you can find them) are great. I think the trouble is just the Wiki site format, which doesn't really make sense to a lot of people, and sometimes doesn't seem to have logical links. I mean.... I want to read a "Getting started" section that tells me how to get started modding -- not how to install Oblivion and load someone else's mods, for goodness sake!
The step-by-step example you gave here was a lot more concrete, and a lot easier to follow, than many of the examples I've been buried in before.
And in my opinion, it's never bad to assume the reader is coming in cold with little to no prior knowledge. I'd rather be "talked down to" than have someone assume I know something I don't!
Thanks a bunch, this one single class helped me with about 4 problems.