Request for contributions and other stuff - Addendum

[abigailnus]

Amanda wanted opinions on splitting the FAQs into volumes.  I have 
to say I'm not crazy about the idea.  It seems to me that preserving the 
old FPs is more about preserving the old work and the old (and possibly 
outdated) posts then it is about providing the group with coherent and 
helpful information.  Add to that the fact that Volume 1 is incomplete, 
and that some of it will no doubt be used as parts of Volume 2, and I 
see very little point in the exercise.  As cruel as it may sound, I think we 
should cannibalize the old FPs for what they can give - which, I have no 
doubt, is a great deal.

I'd like to emphasize that I don't mean to be disrespectful of either 
the old FPs, or their writers, or the writers of the posts that they 
reference.  Ultimately, however, the FPs are meant to serve the group, 
not the other way around.

Abigail