Re: legal notation ... was Re: Beyond 64K
Richard Mathews (richard@astro.West.Sun.COM)
Wed, 1 May 1996 14:13:33 -0700
>> I, too, avoid adding a new question in the midst of
>> previously-released numbering, but lately I've felt that maybe this
>> goes too far. As long as the numbering is internally consistent, does
>> it really matter if a question's number is changed from one release to
>> another? I've come to think it doesn't.
>>
>
>It some times does... for instance, in my DB world a 605 error is a
>really bad error... the same seems to happen with the FAQ... the
>question's number gets a meaning attached to it: "oh yeah, that's
>Q4.7 and posters start referring to it as "Q4.7"...
Another example: If your FAQ is split by the Ohio State server, it gives
its own number to each piece. If you add a question in the middle, the
URLs change for all later questions. Anybody who has pointers into the
middle of your FAQ has to update all of their references.
Richard M. Mathews The human body can remain nude and uncovered and
richard@west.sun.com preserve its splendor and its beauty.
-- Pope John Paul II
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