On Tue, 18 Aug 1998, Brian Sanborn wrote:
> Malcolm,
>
> Nice job. Really valuable contribution. Is there some way that people
> could volunteer to work an answer to a question you don't have finished yet.
Sure, hurl it my way. I'll stick it in somehow (cut & paste)
I also welcome new questions that "should be in the FAQ"
My faves are links to already-answered stuff on the WWW; esp. obscure
ones. Solves a lot of problems.
> Or would you accept a completed question and matching answer from a
> volunteer who feels confident to answer.
Confident or not, that's what I do. Just swipe em off the list really. I
(or some like me ;-)) will probably reduce it someday. There's a similar
list-generated FAQ for the Oldsmobile-list- and it's HUGE. I don't want
to create a monster- just a resource.
> This is a lot of work to throw on your shoulders alone. I'm mostly in
> receive mode now but would be happy to contribute if I can. I'm a marketing
> guy for Compaq and we do these Q&A lists all the time. We usually
> brainstorm a long list of questions and farm out the answers to people in
> the know.
Hey, would you get me a DEC Alpha if I told you AltaVista was cool? ;-)
Actually, I'm going on a WebHunt for a FAQ helper program that would let
me fill in Q and As and would do the dirty work. If I can't find one, I'm
going to make one. Good chance to test new compiler :-)
I got a really good archive of list "goodies" that will be incorporated
into the FAQ (eventually). I will also have to provide a text-only
version sometime in the far future... not everyone is Windows friendly
-Malcolm (Windows Unfriendly)
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