>>> From: "J.D. Falk" <jdfalk@cais.cais.com>
>>Now there's a question... is there a larger FAQ than the alt.devilbunnies
>>FAQs? Currently stands at 2 FAQs, 11 appendices, with plans for 4 more
>>appendices in the works...
>
>The Sci.Math FAQ has 29 parts, and I think Soc.Culture.Mexican is at 30.
50 (and growing faster than I can keep up with it).
>When I split my FAQ in so many sections I expected lots of criticism,
>but on the contrary, people loved it.
>
>It seems that each of the sections was not really connected to the other
>and that the files were too long. So having each question in an article
>was what was needed.
It makes sense to split files into logical self-contained units. In our
case an additional factor in adopting this format was the length of many of
the FAQ items, which simply could not be abbreviated. The conventional
distribution mechanism for FAQs (one or a few consecutive single posts or
announcements) is not the best way to handle this type of FAQ collection.
The combination of html/WWW has done a great deal to improve "publication"
of, and access to, our info.
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