Updating the FAQs

[Penny & Bryce Linsenmayer]

Hi --

Steve Vander Ark wrote:

> I could easily make the name of the editor into an email link, so
> anyone clicking on it would open up a blank email with that person's
> address filled in. I think I'd like each editor to specifically give
> me the address they want that linked to and I won't link any that I
> don't hear from that it's okay.

You can link to my email -- pennylin at swbell.net

> However, I would rather not have to upload entirely new versions of
> the FAQs if possible. It would honestly be a lot easier just to type
> in new passages or do edits in the existing document. So if you
> decide that something needs to be changed, just send me the updated
> paragraphs and let me know where to place them.

What about the case of extensive revisions?  Let's just take the
Hermione FAQ for example.  Let's say that I needed to not only add in
sentences but basically reword things intermittently throughout the
document to take into account someone's new thoughts.  Let's say I also
needed to add in new footnotes (and update existing footnotes) -- is it
still the case that you want me to just type those changes up & send
them to you, only to have you retype them yet again?

I admit I know nothing about HTML, but it seems to me it would be easier
to have step-by-step instructions that even the uninitiated FAQ
maintenance crew members could follow.  <g>  Obviously, I want to do the
easiest thing possible for everyone.  But, I'm afraid you might come to
hate me, Steve!  When I'm revising a document, I tend to revise a fair
bit of phrasing as I'm going along -- or I see things that should really
be moved around a bit.  I can try to curb this tendency .... but is
there no way to let us actually do the edits ourselves?  I'm a
semi-professional writer, have been an editor in some form or fashion
for nearly 15 years and might ...cough ... have some control issues with
documents.  :--)

> When they are live, do we send an ADMIN message with an
> announcement?

Yes.  Be sure to send a duplicate announcement to the Announcements
list.  You might also make note in the message if updated FAQs are also
available (like when the changed version of Fanfiction is up).

Penny

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