Mysteries Update and General Questions

[cindysphynx]

Penny wrote:

> I suggest you & Dicey Elf collaborate on that one then.  You'll 
find 
> that the other half of the Sirius posts are from me, Carole & 
Monika.  <g>
> 

Tell ya what.  How about if I take the Mysteries FAQ instead?  That 
will give Dicey Elf a clear field.  If I can move quickly on 
Mysteries, then I can help Dicey on Sirius?

Hmmm. I figured Mysteries would be a really big job, since many 
people love to discuss Mysteries.  Maybe it won't be so bad.  But 
there are probably a *lot* of Mysteries, so maybe there ought to be 
a three-person team dividing that one up.  Thoughts?  

Also, I had a few questions about how this is all to be done, and 
I'm wondering if the veteran FAQ-writers can help.  For instance:

1.  Should the FAQ be comprehensive?  In other words, are we looking 
for the best discussions of the character/issue/concept, or are we 
trying to list *every* discussion of the issue?  

2.  Is every post going to have a hyper-link, and if so, should we 
try to include a smaller number of post citations to avoid wearing 
out the techie types who will do this coding work?  Or should we 
indicate which posts are sufficiently awe-inspiring to be linked, 
where others would not be linked?

3.  Should the FAQs be balanced?  In other words, would the anti- 
and pro-vampire crowd gets about the same amount of discussion?  Or 
does the "majority" viewpoint on an issue get more air time?  Or do 
we not care about this?

4.  Should we focus on more recent posts?  In other words, if I have 
20 great Pettigrew's wand posts spread out over 2 years, should I be 
listing them all, or focusing on the more recent ones on the theory 
that older posts will soon be archived and inaccessible?

5.  Should we pay any attention to the author of the post?  In other 
words, should we try to cite a post *not* written by a Mod/Elf/Geist 
if it is equally good as one written by a Mod/Elf/Geist, to avoid 
having the FAQs look too "clubby"?  

Thoughts?

MakingThingsDifficult!Cindy