OK. I will merely observe here that I got here by following the link on the page where I found the documentation I was trying to follow. If this isn't the best place to seek assistance with those things, perhaps this forum shouldn't be linked there :-). I'll point that out over there as well.
Sure, I understand. While running Certbot it also refers to here for any problem even when using it with a Certificate Authority other than Let's Encrypt
Plenty of people come here with problems using a variety of tools. And, many times we can resolve the problem even if it is not a direct problem with Let's Encrypt (it rarely is). It is not always easy to determine what the actual problem is. If we can't resolve it we give a good suggestion for the best next step.
You are welcome to ask questions or post concerns here. In this particular case I suggested contacting the EFF because they would need to update the docs.