Dear Jeff: I have organized the FAQ questions in a manner very simlar to the one you suggested. Please wait until next week when I will send you the complete list. After you get a chance to read it, I'd like to discuss with you several minor differences between your sundial categories and mine. OK?
Thanks so much, Jeff for your interest and helpful comments. John >OK, here are my thoughts on the FAQ. > >There should be a FAQ consisting of no more than 20 questions for >beginners. This should be stuff like, "What are the major kinds of >sundials," "How do I set up the sundial I bought", "How can I make a >simple sundial", and "How can I easily correct the sundial readings to >make standard time." The target audience is sundial list beginners and >people with little background in astronomy or dialling. It would also >be the standard thing sent to external groups asking for information on >sundials. > >Then you take the other 300 questions and sort them by categories. The >categorization is the discussion you want the listserv to work on. Here >are some off-the-cuff suggestions: > >FAQ > 20 common sundial questions >Theory of Sundials > Shadows and Projections > Daylight Savings Time > Effects of seasons on Sundial readings > Latitude, Longitude, and Time Zones > Equation of Time > Analemmas > Spherical Trig and other Sundial Mathematics >History of Sundials > Famous Historical Sundials > The Development of Sundial Designs through time > Sundials and the Development of Clocks (and/or) > Sundials and the Standards for Time >Sundial Types > Equatorial > etc....includes the many interesting designs from the list, > all the usual designs from the standard references >How to Build a Sundial > How to calculate hour angles and other basic design features > Trade Secrets for Successful Designs (tips) > Construction Instructions (heavy duty welding, stonework, etc.) >Sundial World Tour (links to pictures of interesting or well-documented >sundials) > >and of course > Miscellany > >Within each category, sort questions either by logical sequence (you >need this to do the next step) or by level of difficulty (easy to hard). > >Jeff Adkins > > > >-- >=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Jeff Adkins >Location: 38.00 N, 121.81 W >CA, USA, Earth, Sol III > > >
