SteveMartin wrote:
I never consult the stat page before joining a game.
That is of course your choice. I disagree with your reasoning (when applied to me). For me, it is useful. That's all I was trying to communicate. It may not be to you, that's ok of course, and I don't want to state you are wrong. You are right, for you. My explanation was simplistic and only meant to say there are reasons. I did not wish to write a book as to all the reasons. And it wouldn't matter, as applied to you, they may not mean anything.
If you don't like them or need them, don't look at them.

I agree with you, I have not joined a game on purpose because the player was new and stats are the only way to know that. So 99% of my games I start and wait for others to play me instead.