[docs] add new FAQ entries

- How to DM
- Lack of search and implications
- Where to find examples
- Getting the ID of a sent message

1 files changed, 28 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/docs/faq.rst b/docs/faq.rst
index c8aeafc8..a4141366 100644
--- a/docs/faq.rst
+++ b/docs/faq.rst
@@ -76,6 +76,12 @@ General
 
 General questions regarding library usage belong here.
 
+Where can I find usage examples?
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+Example code can be found in the `examples folder <https://github.com/Rapptz/discord.py/tree/master/examples>`_
+in the repository.
+
 How do I set the "Playing" status?
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
@@ -104,8 +110,29 @@ You must fetch the channel directly and then call the appropriate method. Exampl
     channel = client.get_channel(12324234183172)
     await channel.send('hello')
 
+How do I send a DM?
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+Get the :class:`User` or :class:`Member` object and call :meth:`abc.Messageable.send`. For example: ::
+
+    user = client.get_user(381870129706958858)
+    await user.send('👀')
+
+If you are responding to an event, such as :func:`on_message`, you already have the :class:`User` object via :attr:`Message.author`: ::
+
+    await message.author.send('👋')
+
+How do I get the ID of a sent message?
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+:meth:`abc.Messageable.send` returns the :class:`Message` that was sent.
+The ID of a message can be accessed via :attr:`Message.id`: ::
+
+    message = await channel.send('hmm…')
+    message_id = message.id
+
 How do I upload an image?
-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
 To upload something to Discord you have to use the :class:`File` object.