Controversial information in FAQs

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Aliza R. Panitz (buglady@bronze.lcs.mit.edu)
Thu, 22 Feb 1996 14:42:59 -0500 (EST)


> I'd say, in regards to FAQs on religion, etc, it would probably be
> important to have factual information only in the FAQ, or to have two FAQs
> arguing different perspectives on the issues, posted consecutively at
> regular intervals.

When the soc.culture.jewish FAQ was compiled, an attempt was made to
include multiple flavors of the truth - each section has between one and
four "answers", written from the viewpoint of the committee member who
contributed it.

While the "answers" are, where appropriate, labelled with the religious
faction they represent, they are not labelled with the name of the
person who wrote it. (There was also the complication that large chunks
of the content were checked offline with net.impaired religious
authorities...)

I will add, though, that this was for a religion that encourages
questioning and debating religious issues...

- Aliza



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