[pchelpers] Re: FAQ for the list

The idea of a FAQ works for me. It will require some thoughtful 
preparation. Perhaps a link from the main sign up page would be a start. 
It would be good to get some suggestions from the list members about it.

Ekhart GEORGI (last name last) wrote:

>Hi Re-Na and John and everybody else
>
>If you have a nondescriptive subject like Re-Na's original (Can you
>reply asap please?), your post is harder to find a few weeks from now,
>and people reading your thread now are forced to unnecessarily read
>through a lot of text before they even know what the thread is about.
>
>It would be good if list members got into the habit of reading and
>responding to the newest messages first to avoid confusion and
>frustration in the person looking for help. This is often impossible if
>the newest message is only discussing some detail and doesn't have a
>descriptive subject.
>
>John, have you ever though about making an FAQ for this list? This could
>include basic information about how to ask a question effectively and
>how to answer and quote in a way that helps the questioner most and
>frustrates the questioner and other helpers as little as possible. It
>could also include a list of abbreviations to use in the subject like
>ASAP and OT to make life easier for all list members.
>  
>

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