FAQ

"Gary L. Burnore" <gburnore@databasix.com> wrote in message
news:d01bt8$ddr$2@valis.databasix.com...
> Many of us could host such a thing but that's NOT the proper place for
> it. Mixing USENet and any other medium (W3, Email, etc) is NOT a good
> thing. The FAQ should be maintained by one or more regulars of the
> geoup and posted TO the group on a regular basis as it is in most
> other comp.* groups.

It would make it easier to reference though, if the list is mirrored on a
web site. Google News URLs are rather unweidy. With HTML, we can format it
more nicely too.

Sourceforge might be a good place for hosting it. We get a nice, respectable
looking domain name (e.g. clpfaq.sourceforge.net). There's CVS for keeping
the master file. Makes it easier for more than one person to maintain it,
which is important, since any one of us might suddenly get tired of doing it
/ die / hit it big on American Idol / get arrested for blackmailing Google.

I noticed that Message-ID: <jaednefM0afLY7nfRVn-tQ@comcast.com> from
Chung Leong contained the following:

>
>I disagree with providing just links. It isn't a friendly way to answer a
>question--borderline rude even. We should definitely aim for brevity though.


I agree. Good though the manual is, it is not aimed at newbies and can
be difficult to decipher.
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R. Rajesh Jeba Anbiah wrote:

> What about having a single thread (say for example, "FAQ Project" or
> so) in which the contributors can modifiy the previous post and add as
> a new post

A reasonable suggestion, Rajesh, but it looks as if two or
three of the questions have their own threads already. The
movement appears to have slowed, however, so let's keep
pushing!

Please don't hesitate to start a new thread to answer a
frequently asked question. Also, if you have any thoughts,
any at all, on any of the questions already answered, please
make them known. That goes for everyone. I, for one, would
prefer you emend my articles than keep quiet out of courtesy
if you spot a mistake. Be your remarks short or long,
critical or incidental, post them. I normally find pedantry
a source of amusement, but for now the enjoyment comes
second to necessity.

--
Jock

John Dunlop wrote:
> > What about having a single thread (say for example, "FAQ
Project" or
> > so) in which the contributors can modifiy the previous post and add
as
> > a new post
>
> A reasonable suggestion, Rajesh, but it looks as if two or
> three of the questions have their own threads already. The
> movement appears to have slowed, however, so let's keep
> pushing!
<snip>

I'll definitely contribute some. But, right now, I'm quite busy with
couple of projects. I'll try to push the questions on session, cookies,
templates, etc by this weekend.

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