[KMimsey] “Right, but shouldn’t the pulldown in 24p be removed in editing, instead of just tossing it into a 60i timeline and treating it like 60i?”
no, not unless you are going BACK to film do you need native 24p editing necesarily.
Besides, 24P Advanced (24PA) is not even supported in fcs 2 yet so its 24p or 30p are your only options.
If your uncertain, stick with 30 and you’ll be fine.