I just recently discovered the vast set of resources on faqs.org,
including this mailing list. I've been maintaining the rec.martial-arts
FAQ for a couple of years (I think?), and I was an 'assistant'
maintainer for 4 or 5 years before that, maintaining an HTMLified copy
of the same FAQ.
I spent a bit of time going through the archives last night, and I don't
think this issue has been discussed before: people (I'll avoid calling
them trolls right now :) trying to attack the maintainer's reputation on
<forum> by offering insincere criticism of the FAQ.
I try to take every criticism or suggestion for improvement seriously,
and - despite my general willingness to jump into flamewars - I've only
been in a single small and easily resolved argument related to a FAQ
submission before.
Now I find myself facing accusations of 'being afraid of the Truth' or
'having an image to maintain' for not accepting a controversial, not
entirely correct, and Sinocentric answer to the question ``What is
qi/ki/ch'i'' to replace the current (toothless and not entirely correct)
answer. All this from a person who I've criticized and flames on the
newsgroup in the past, and who has been accused of being a troll on more
than one occasion.
Anyone else have this experience, or am I overstepping an invisible line
by getting into flamewars in the same forum for which I maintain a FAQ?
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