> On Tue, 13 Aug 1996, J. D. Verne wrote:
> > Let's keep it simple. If a newsgroup can support more than one FAQ, and
> > also maintain news.answers guidelines, then so be it. I'm sure this is
> > an exception, not the rule.
>
> Don't forget to give *some* credit to the readers. Many of them will know
> what's going on.
I couldn't agree more. That's what I meant by "support".
> Instead of trying to block the other FAQ, I would suggest that you note
> in your own FAQ about the factual history of the FAQs (since readers may
> wonder why there are two), and let them decide on their own. I would also
> consider actually registering a copyright for your FAQ as well. Gives you
> more teeth (leg?) to stand on.
>
> You might even explain that approval to post in news.answers does not an
> "official FAQ" make.
Exactly. I certainly don't want to be responsible for what "official"
means. The FAQ I help maintain is just the latest incarnation of a long
line of different, often concurrent, works.
Getting permission from the news.answers folks simply means you've passed
their specifics to be posted to their moderated newsgroup. I wouldn't
use that as any kind of metric, other than you now operate on even ground
with the other FAQs that have permission, as well.
As a FAQ maintainer, I appreciate almost any help, including other
authors posting their own thing. It makes my job easier, especially if
we could agree on focus, sharing, and references.
Heck, even if th' "other" author IS troublesome, there's always killfiles!
Yer easy-going coder,
Jon D. Verne <jverne@acs.ryerson.ca>
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