Den 03:45 19-01-00  skrev Sean T. Stevenson:
>There was no consensus on the format that this FAQ should take.

My personal favourite is a simple, clean (DIR :-):
Q Why do we breathe the long hose?
A Because ...
This the easiest way for a newbie to get an overview. We would probably 
need around 20-30 questions to cover the basics. I do not think that the 
answers should be long articles but the need to explain the reason _behind_ 
why it is done.

>Jarrod Jablonski of GUE contacted me to say that the answers to these
>questions were already on the GUE site for the most part.  I raised the
>issue of avoiding any commercial affiliation, and of including long
>winded explanations for certain questions which may not be appropriate
>for the GUE site.  He suggested that we work together to develop this
>document, and specifically that I compile the questions that need
>addressing, and then discuss them with him.

Yeah, why not go to the horse's mouth: JJ/Irvine? I do think the FAQ should 
exist on a seperate server from any organisation - a là the Cobb website.

>The contents of the archives originating prior to December of 1999 have
>apparently since been destroyed, so this seems to be a wasted effort.

Some of us have kept the nuggets, so a general 'call for papers' may 
restore your work?

>I have become very busy lately, and so do not have a great deal of time
>to spend on this, although I am committed to getting it out there if
>the demand still exists.

I know this takes some work and I am quite busy myself. Don't break your 
neck on it. Let's make it a joint effort (each person could write a 
suggestion and the post it to the list for 'correction')?

>Similarly, if you saved a post from George or
>anyone else because it clearly answered a question, send it along with
>your question.

So do you accept the callenge?

>I got a lot of suggestions from seasoned DIR divers as to what
>questions should be included.  Unfortunately, the most important
>questions are easily overlooked when you already know the answers, so
>once again I would like to appeal to the newbies on the list to send
>any questions you may have.

Yup! All you newbies: flame-free question time has begun! You can send 
questions privately to one of the regulars if you want to (I hope) who will 
then forward it to Sean, hopefully with an answer.

(I had a please to include a "DIR single tank setup" question).
--
			<regards="hilsen">Peter Fjelsten</regards>

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