Learning a new system is never fun... however AWABS/WDR is a great system and extremely simple. Think of the preface as similar to the paper closeout MGL. Thoe final WDR that yoou get uplinked is like what you got on the taxi out. Instead of having to request each individual runway, the current runways in use in the ATIS are automatically given to you (including if an intersection is advertised). Only if you get an oddball will you have to do the "88/rwy" thing. Don't make it harder on yourself than it is!

The agents are learning the system too. I had to chase down the agent the other day and try to explain to her what the WDR preface was. It's a learning curve...

DC-9 guys: Instead of yelling and gnashing of teeth, there is a very very simple solution to not being able to print out the final WDR: Get the agent to print it out.

That's it. Problem solved. Nothing more required. If consistent delays are caused by it, the people that get paid the big bucks will come up with a correction. Be safe and keep it simple.