Re: *.answers Subject lines (Was: efficiency.)

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Ilana Stern (ilana@niwot.scd.ucar.EDU)
Wed, 28 Sep 1994 12:41:32 -0600 (MDT)

> [a] Getting Started with NN (frequent posting)
> [b] Getting Started with NN (regular posting)
> [c] FAQ: Getting Started with NN
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> [c] doesn't seem right because it's not going to be Q&A, it's going to
> be a step by step procedure for getting started. But maybe "FAQ" has
> evolved to mean any frequent posting?

I think it means a frequent posting with basic information. My FAQs
for sci.geo.meteorology and sci.data.formats answer one basic question
(which is implied, not explicit): "Where can I get information?"
There is no Q and A; they are all just organized lists of resources.

I call them FAQs because that's a known term (at least on Usenet) for
"information for beginners". I'd go with [c] for your posting.

If you want to see mine, as an example, use anonymous FTP to
rtfm.mit.edu, and get the files weather/data/part1, weather/data/part2,
weather/resources, and sci-data-formats from the directory
/pub/usenet/news.answers. They're also at the OSU FAQ site.

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