Return-Path: Mailing-List: contact apache-docs-help@apache.org; run by ezmlm Delivered-To: mailing list apache-docs@apache.org Received: (qmail 87368 invoked from network); 23 Feb 2001 20:07:39 -0000 Received: from finance.commerce.ubc.ca (137.82.66.119) by h31.sny.collab.net with SMTP; 23 Feb 2001 20:07:39 -0000 Received: from garibaldi.commerce.ubc.ca (garibaldi.commerce.ubc.ca [137.82.66.80]) by finance.commerce.ubc.ca (8.11.0/8.11.0) with ESMTP id f1NK7gg18213 for ; Fri, 23 Feb 2001 12:07:42 -0800 Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2001 12:07:42 -0800 (PST) From: Joshua Slive X-X-Sender: To: Subject: Re: prototype FAQ In-Reply-To: <02e301c09dd1$b9df51c0$0201000a@roweclan.net> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII X-Spam-Rating: h31.sny.collab.net 1.6.2 0/1000/N On Fri, 23 Feb 2001, William A. Rowe, Jr. wrote: > From: "Rodent of Unusual Size" > Joshua Slive wrote: > > > > I would guess that a fair number of the FAQs that are asked on > > usenet get asked not because people haven't bothered to look > > at the FAQ, but rather because the FAQ is so unwieldy that they > > gave up before they found the answer. > > I would strongly disagree. > > -------------- > > And I agree with Ken here... I suspect the issues are: > > 1. They don't realize the FAQ exists > > 2. They don't know where to find it. > > 3. They don't care > > All those are important too. I said "a fair number", not "all" ;-) I often answer newsgroup questions with "See: http://...FAQ.html#..." and I have gotten a "fair number" of responses along the lines of "Thanks, I looked at the FAQ but I missed that question/answer." To address points 1 & 2, it certainly might be useful to have an official ASF "Pointer to useful resources" periodic posting on the comp.infosystems.www.servers... groups. Joshua.