cutoff old information from FAQ

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Review the FAQ entries about cbind(DT, DF) and rbind(DT, DF), along with related issue #2664. Decide which version should define the cutoff, remove information about sufficiently old versions, and verify that the remaining FAQ guidance is still relevant.

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FAQ provides way to much info in regards to past issues. For example:

cbind(DT, DF) returns a strange format, e.g. Integer,5
This occurs prior to v1.6.5, for rbind(DT, DF) too. Please upgrade to v1.6.7 or later.

We can safely assume that this question is not frequently asked anymore as 1.6.5 and 1.6.7 are around 8 years old versions. We should decide at which version we cut off old info and remove older stuff. IMO at least 1.9.2 (5 years old) but my suggestion is 1.9.8 (3 years old).

related to #2664

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