I have an idea

[Cindy C.]

Hey,

I was going to respond to the woman on OTC who was upset at the 
newbie bashing.  One of the things I was going to say was that, 
rather than write off-lists to newbies berating them for rules 
violation, it might be better to write nice notes of appreciation to 
newbies who write great posts.  Blah, blah, blah.

But then I had an idea.  How about if I also say that the FP team is 
working, and that we'd like to have list members send us a message 
if they see a fantastic, killer post on the list.  I'd give them the 
address to that other FAQ list I started, and their e-mails could go 
there (rather than to our individual mailboxes, which is where they 
would go if people sent their comments here).  

When it is time to write, the FAQ writer could go over there and 
search for things ("Thestrals") and see if there are any posts that 
are truly fantastic that we missed.  I could also mention that 
sending us an e-mail doesn't mean we'll be able to include the post 
(the author decides what to use), but it will perhaps expedite and 
improve our work.

Then I'd invite you all to that other FAQ list, and you could set it 
to no e-mail and go over there and see if there's anything useful 
whenever you want.

What do you think?  I'll take silence as "Go for it!"

Cindy