Features not working out-of-the-box without sample content - Sample content must be mandatory

On discussion with PM Essentials should not offer the option to install features without sample content. Without sample data some features are broken and hard to configure properly. Sample data can be easily removed once the project is created

Issues without sample content
A
1) Start Essentals. Notice Sample content is selected
2) Click on Library
3) Install the FAQ feature
Expected: Sample content is installed
Actual: No sample content.

B
1) Install the FAQ feature without sample content
2) Restart the project and navigate to the site FAQ menu
Result: Logged message: Cannot create a cms edit url for a bean that is null or has a jcr node that is null or not an instanceof HippoNode
3) Go to the CMS channel manager and try to modify the FAQ component.
Result: Cannot retrieve UUID from '/content/documents/essentialstest/faq/about-faq'
javax.jcr.PathNotFoundException: /content/documents/essentialstest/faq/about-faq

C
The FAQ feature description states tree and data is created. This is not the case.