On 8/22/2000, Robert Kiesling at kiesling@mainmatter.com wrote:
> I'm not certain, however, that a HTTP interface would widen the pool
> of potential moderators, if it disqualifies 75 percent of the FAQ
> maintainers, including myself.
Bob -
I'm just a back seat driver on this one, but the suggestion by me of an HTTP/HTML interface meant to be just another tool for dealing with the same data.
IOW, leave all the present tools in place but ADD to it so those without Unix access (a growing pool of computer users) can take up the slack.
If the task is made non-platform or non-application specific, or as close to that as possible, I suspect a host of new people would influx to help.
The general trend in the personal computer market is not putting Unix systems in people's homes or places of business. It continues to be an ever increasing rarity used only by high end traffic users such as ISP services, etc.
When the internet/Usenet was mostly all Unix systems and users it was a different story. The system needs to evolve to meet the trends and needs of today and where things will be going in the next decade.
FAQ authors and maintainers will be posting from their homes. The present system requires a specific platform and specific programming knowledge that the average John Doe does not have access to. That limits the pool of people to an elitist few.
And, is likely one reason why we face the present situation with few to none able to handle the present load and backlog.
Rather than dwell on training a few new people with expectations of them propagating the system amongst the same closed membership of platform specific users, I believe time should be spent on making it available to those who will likely never be amongst that grouping.
Just an armchair observer's 2 cents worth.
Dennis K.
Boston, Ma.
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