Automating account creation

i've read the command line admin guide and have tried dscl and dsimport to handle LDAP account creation, but i was wondering about how others perform these tasks.
are there "best practices" to follow in mass account creation? do you have any recommended techniques i should follow?
thanks for your help.

i just wanted to second passenger. I use it to create mass amounts of accounts and it really helps out. Plus you will be able to open up the document that it creates before you import it if you really want to see what an import document looks like with the headers and all.

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<!DOCTYPE Rule PUBLIC 'waveset.dtd' 'waveset.dtd'>

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