On Fri, 23 Feb 2001, William A. Rowe, Jr. wrote: > From: "Rodent of Unusual Size" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Joshua Slive wrote: > > > > I would guess that a fair number of the FAQs that are asked on > > usenet get asked not because people haven't bothered to look > > at the FAQ, but rather because the FAQ is so unwieldy that they > > gave up before they found the answer. > > I would strongly disagree. > > -------------- > > And I agree with Ken here... I suspect the issues are: > > 1. They don't realize the FAQ exists > > 2. They don't know where to find it. > > 3. They don't care > >
All those are important too. I said "a fair number", not "all" ;-) I often answer newsgroup questions with "See: http://...FAQ.html#..."; and I have gotten a "fair number" of responses along the lines of "Thanks, I looked at the FAQ but I missed that question/answer." To address points 1 & 2, it certainly might be useful to have an official ASF "Pointer to useful resources" periodic posting on the comp.infosystems.www.servers... groups. Joshua.
