Re: FAQs: What to do?

.----- On 26 Mar 1999 19:27:16 GMT,Ilmari Karonen posted:
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|: 5. Who's going to have a copy of these documents on their site.
|
|Anyone who wants, but there should be a central repository. I might not be
|the only one who'd really appreciate a mailing list (manual or automatic)
|of FAQ updates so we can keep the mirrors synchronised.
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I could do that... I've already got some mailing lists of sorts going from
my computer so it shouldn't take that much effort to do another one.

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|And yes, that means I'm volunteering mirror space. Heck, if no-one else is
|ready to handle the mailing list I suppose I could do that too, but I'm
|not really asking for it..
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As above, I'm also happy to do it.

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|Of course the FAQ author has the final voice in this matter, but I should
|think anyone writing a FAQ for a newsgroup would agree to the above
|system.
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Well, that's dependant on which FAQ(s) we end up using... they are all
written by different people. Matthew gets to decide what it in his main FAQ,
but I feel that the rest of the decisions should be shared ones.

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|: One thing I do think is quite important is that we decide on a format for
|: these FAQ-hosting websites ie Will the FAQs be in HTML format or text? Will
|: they use wizzy colours and fonts or just <P>s and <PRE>s ? Would it be a
|
|HTML 2.0 (with tables if absolutely necessary), minimal CSS (mostly for
|suggesting fonts). A FAQ is about information, not about flashy colors,
|and while it doesn't have to be dull, one should follow the KISS
|principle. (keep it simple, stupid)
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I agree with that. Make it look attractive, but mostly keep it small and
simple.

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|For an example of what I have in mind, see
|<http://www.sci.fi/~iltzu/redcode/guide.html>. A document like that is
|really an independent entity, not part of the rest of the site. The only
|part of my standard site design I've included is the navigation bar at the
|bottom, and IMO it really sticks out..
|
|: compatibility? I think that all of the sites hosting the FAQs should really
|: be identical as far as possible, for the perposes of easy linking and things
|
|This is also one reason not to match the FAQs to site styles. I recommend
|keeping it as plain as possible to avoid stylistic clashes, but whatever
|particular style is used, it should be the same on _all_ mirrors.
|
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I've currently got the FAQ list I mentioned before indentically in three
places...
http://martweb.hypermart.net/aaafaq/
http://voices.vossnet.co.uk/a/atkins/aaafaq/
http://website.lineone.net/~martin.atkins/aaafaq/

I'm pretty pleased with how I did that site, but welcome any ideas and
critiques on it.

Well, anyone else? ;o)

-Martin
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