Yes, writing a FAQ can be an ego thing, but sometimes you are the only one
who wants to do it. In writing the FAQs for sci.med.midwifery, I had a list
of folks who reviewed what I wrote, and finally after the 5th revision, it
was finished. I have had very few criticisms, and lots of compliments, and
not many changes will need to be made. I am not promoting myself there,
however. I am promoting midwifery, and giving people resources. I started
with questions, which was the best for me, and used the FAQs from
alt.hypnosis as a model. I also gave credit to those who helped me write
them, for it was a group effort. It was a lot of work, but very empowering.
Now, whenever a question on our newsgroup comes up, and I know it is in the
FAQ, I just steer them to it, and save myself lots of time answering the same
questions. But, I can see how it can be abused. I think it is up to the
group to comments about FAQs that seem self-serving, and encourage changes or
the elimination of ones that appear unethical or deceptive.
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