I think that I should clarify my position, since this is being downvoted. I'm not advocating being a dick to new users that don't read the faq right off the bat. I'm just saying that I don't think that we should go out of our way to be nice to them. Something like "Reading the [faq] is a polite thing to do when you join a new community" and then voting/flagging the question is more than appropriate in my opinion.
Perhaps I misunderstood the intent of the original question, but I don't feel that we need to do anything differently. If a user doesn't follow the numerous prompts to read the faq when they are signing up, chances are they aren't the type of person that will end up being a valuable contributor.
Honestly, I don't think that there is an issue at all. I use /review quite a bit to sort through the "First Question" tab and there is an abundance of decent content. Some of it needs some love with formatting and such, but overall the content is generally good.
All that being said, some 1-rep users come here like a chicken with their heads cut off screaming "HALP HALP! MAH SHITZ BORKEN!" and it's unnecessary. We have a FAQ. It's clear that we have a FAQ. New users are reminded with a notification bar that they should read it, and there's even a badge for having read each section of it.
I don't feel an ounce of remorse for someone that didn't even bother to read the FAQ and then is bombarded with comments that make them feel unwelcome. I try and make them feel unwelcome, because they are. They're lazy and looking for a quick fix, not to be a member of the community. That's not the kind of person that I want joining a community that I am an active member of.
tl;dr If someone can't take the time to read the faq, then screw them.