Re: Minor change in the F.A.Q. Please read.

Andreas Freise wrote:
> 
> Krogg wrote:
> > .      Ok.For once and all  was it 94 or 95 that Mr. Gardner retired and
> > the ng went flat?I will change it, but keep in mind that even as i make
> > minor changes in the faq there are going to be different versions
> > floating around.
> 
> Once for all. This is what I use in the FAQ on my site :
> 
> ---
> In the case of rec.arts.ascii, the moderator was Bob Allison
> (otherwise known as `Scarecrow'), and he retired from the job
> in June 1996. The newsgroup was inactive from December 1996 until
> November 1997. Don Bertino (ber...@netcom.com) is at the helm as
> moderator. Post away.
> ---
> 
> and that's exactely what you find on Joan's site too.
> (Unfortunately you won't find that at the other site,
> but that's another story.)
  Joan is the person that gave me the faq to start with and also
originaly gave me the version of the above that i use.
> 
> There will be different versions of course. You cannot force
> people to update their FAQ version, so there'll be a lot
> 'old' versions around. We should make sure that we 'agree'
> on changes and that there is ONE official version somewhere.
> No problem so far, since there IS an official version:
> The one Colin posts regularely.
  Cool,where does he post it.Sorry for the ignorance but this info isnt
present in "my" version and it would be nice to know.and dont say he
posts it here,because that would mean that i dont see the posts and
further more it would  depress me.
> 
> > As i guess the most important one is the one that i post
> > here every few days,In so much as that the one posted is the one
> > targeted for newbie reader ship,I am trying to make sure it passes the
> > oldie test.
I didnt mean it like that,honest
> 
> Well, I would not say 'most important' if you talk about
> changes. Accuracy is not vital.
> 
accuracy is the most important thing in life,maybe,i dunno..anyway like
i sai i didnt mean it like that
> > Joan,who maintains the faq in severel(<--yes im a bad
> > speller) other places on the net,In a effort to school newbies even b4
> > they get here,Will be fustrated, im sure,By all these "minor" changes
> > you all are demanding.
> 
> As far as I know, Joan is aware of all minor changes someone
> demanded. I have the feeling that you missed something here
> and you are frustrated. ;)
  Ya,you may be right.Joan gave me the faq and asked that i post it as
frequently as could be born,after i replyed to a post where she asked
for someone's help in doing so.
   
> 
> Maintaining a FAQ includes a lot of effort. Maybe you'd better
> just decide where you'll copy the right version and post that.
> I'd suggest  - again - Colin's posts.
Where? :)
> 
> In a way it's still Matthew's FAQ after all and he should be
> involved in major changes. Maybe he even wants to do all the
> work. Who knows...
   Its to my best knowledge that he will be offline till febuary,but i
dont know him personaly so i could be totaly off on that.
> 
> :)                                           (


I pass all the blame to Joan and hereby weasle out of......never mind,Im
no weasle so,I will continue to post the faq and get blasted for all the
mistakes that i did not make my self,cause i know that if i post the
faq,dont eat buggers,learn to spel better and stop making toilet noises
while at redlights;I will climb this ladder of the Ascii-373373 and rule
the usenet like the blue lines on notebook paper.
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