[HP4GU-FAQ] Re: Request for contributions and other stuff

[cindysphynx]

One quick suggestion . . . 
 
I don't think I'd ask that the author and date be included.  If we have
the message number and a description, then we have all we need to find
the post and to search for it in the database/FAQ list.
 
And the part about getting the author's name makes me nervous.  One
thing that I have found in FAQ writing is that the same people seem to
get quoted.  This is not because we are biased in favor of some people -
especially people on this list.  No, it is because some people write a
lot of great posts.  
 
Our members, however, may not see it that way - and they can and will
read the database.  If they see message after message after message by
"Cindy," it's not hard to reach the conclusion that the author of a post
matters more than the quality of the post.  Indeed, that is one reason
that Hypothetic Alley does not identify the authors of posts ("Cindy
wrote about the Big Bang theory . . . ").  It just looked way too
cliquish.  
 
Since the author really doesn't matter (not to me, anyway), can we omit
that information?
 
Finally, do we want FILKs?  
 
Forgive me if this has been discussed; I'm catching up.  
 
JMHO.
 
Cindy
 


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