[SI-LIST] Re: SI FAQ (frequently asked questions) document. (do we need one???)
- From: "Loyer, Jeff" <jeff.loyer@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <Raymond.Anderson@xxxxxxx>, <si-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2004 11:33:11 -0800
IMHO,
I think having a FAQ implies there's going to be an answer provided. As
you say, for many (most?) of the discussions, we don't reach absolute
concensus. So I don't know what the "answer" to the FAQ would be. =20
I also don't think the SI List wants to take on the position of
providing an absolute answer, which might be implied by someone doing
the editing for the FAQ. Providing "answers" in the context of a
discussion group is one thing, narrowing down to a single definitive
answer (or group of answers) is quite another.
And frankly, it sounds like a LOT of work - at first, and on-going.
I believe having a repository of past discussions is the best approach,
and that's provided. Perhaps the search engine might be improved, but I
haven't seen the need for that.
What I'd love to see is an automated filter for when someone asks about
something that's been discussed "ad nauseum" (they clearly haven't
searched the archives for previous content), but I don't think that's
realistic.
Jeff Loyer
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Subject: [SI-LIST] SI FAQ (frequently asked questions) document. (do we
need one???)
I'm pretty certain that most list users have noticed that many of the=20
same questions are being posed and answered over and over again. There=20
are always people new to SI/EMC and/or the list who haven't benefited=20
from the past discussions and who haven't had the inclination to paw=20
through the accumulated gigabytes of past list traffic to search for an=20
answer.
It has been mentioned in the past, and has recently reoccured to me that
perhaps a SI FAQ that would be available on the www.si-list.org web site
would be a generally useful thing.
I personally don't have the bandwidth to put one together at this time,=20
but was wondering if any of the list members might be interested in=20
taking on or becoming involved in this extracurricular activity.=20
Perhaps someone could coordinate the project and others could contribute
concise write-ups on various topics based on either their own knowledge=20
or on past postings. As is evidenced by the spirited discussion that=20
take place on the list, some topics don't have a single simple answer,=20
but have good arguments (frequently conflicting) from various=20
viewpoints. The FAQ could address those topics by presenting the various
viewpoints rather than declaring there is only one single answer.
There are a lot of ways this could be started if anyone feels like=20
getting involved in such an effort. Maybe if a list of common=20
questions/topics were put together and posted to the list those who have
knowledge of specific areas could volunteer to write up those areas. The
coordinator/manager then could compile/format the various topics into a=20
FAQ document.
Anyway, I thought I'd toss the concept out to the list for comments and=20
discussion to determine what the general feeling on the subject of an SI
FAQ is and to see if there are any members willing to become involved in
one way or another.
-Ray Anderson
Sun Microsystems Inc.
(si-list admin)
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