Re: 4 stages of FAQ death

Tom Lane (tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us)
Fri, 27 Aug 1999 09:49:13 -0400

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Michael Paul Johnson <mpj@ebible.org> writes:
>> For the second problem (transition from 2 to 3):
>> A. Continue informally as now. It's no problem if stage 3 happens
>> years after Stage 2, or immediately after stage 2.
>> B. Never go to stage 3. It doesn't cost anything to keep a few more files
>> around.
>> C. Develop specific policies for the following 3 separate situations

> I like B better, because:
> * There is some value in maintaining an archive of past FAQs.

I agree with Michael. Leave the old FAQ in place, at least until you
start hearing complaints that it's outdated. (In other words, solution A
has much to recommend it...)

regards, tom lane

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