After you address other folk's points - I like the way you phrased this placeholder - +1 with corrections Ken already observed.
Bill ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joshua Slive" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, February 23, 2001 12:00 AM Subject: prototype FAQ > There is prototype of the new FAQ at: > > http://garibaldi.commerce.ubc.ca:8080/ap20/manual/FAQ/ > > I've tried to incorporate everyone's ideas here. I think the more open > criteria that Marc suggests is the best way to go. However, we need to be > very careful that the "important" questions are easily located. In > addition, I hope that most technical answers will be along the lines of > "The answer is located in <a href="...">this document</a>." > > Basically what I've done is: > 1. Create a new FAQ directory. > 2. Create an "index" page which lists the different categories of the FAQ, > along with a description of what type of questions are contained in that > category. > 3. Started to fill in the first two categories. > 4. Changed the format of the Q&A to <h3>s rather than a big <ol>. There > is no longer any numbering in the FAQ. > > I believe we should just give up on the idea of having a plain-text FAQ to > post to usenet. That created a bunch of complication and nobody every > actually did it anyway. > > If there are questions that I have not transferred that people believe > must be in the 2.0 FAQ right away, please let me know. In general, I > believe it is best to actually wait and see what the "frequently asked > questions" turn out to be. > > Comments/Suggestions very welcome. > > Joshua. > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >