Re: FAQs: What to do?

Martin Atkins wrote:
> <snip of much too long list>
> One thing I do think is quite important is that we decide on a format for
> these FAQ-hosting websites

"Important"? Why?

> ie Will the FAQs be in HTML format or text?

Yes (or Word format, or postscript, or...)

> Will they use wizzy colours and fonts or just <P>s and <PRE>s ?

Yes. Whatever suits each person.

> Would it be a
> good idea to use some external CSS to make the site more attractive to
> modern browsers, while keeping the file sizes down and retaining backwards
> compatibility?

Yes. At this point you wouldn't be able to convince ME to do it any
other way, but I also know people who wouldn't do it that way if you
forced them to...

> I think that all of the sites hosting the FAQs should really
> be identical as far as possible,

Why? Wouldn't it be better that each person used his/her own homepage
layout for them?

> for the perposes of easy linking and things
> (for example always keeping the same filenames so when a question is asked
> and we quote a URL for the answer, we know what file to link to) at the
> moment I have ascfaq.htm on one site, aaafaq.htm on another, and aaafaq.txt
> on another. Others I have seen are faq.htm, asciifaq.html etc etc... this,
> while probably seeming a bit pedantic and pointless should make things a
> little easier.

The file name thing I can agree with, however.


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