Quote Originally Posted by Dan_Hemmens View Post
That's a *particularly* weaselly cop-out.

[Edit] Sorry, that sounds a bit ambiguous, I mean "that quote in the FAQ is a particularly weaselly cop-out on behalf of Wizards", not "that post is a weaselly cop-out as a response to this thread."
I agree. What they really should have done is issue errata to change Time Stop from "Duration: 1d4+1 rounds" to "Duration: Instantaneous" and "Effect: 1d4+1 rounds of apparent time".