Tom writes:
>--On Friday, March 09, 2001 10:40 AM -0500 hes@unity.ncsu.edu wrote:
>> I do include that type of material in the alt.locksmithing FAQ. But
>> perhaps there is a difference in readership experience which makes
>> different practices reasonable. I would guess that the readers of a C
>> FAQ would have more prior knowledge of netiquette that do our readers
>> (who include a lot of aol and webtv newcomers.) At any rate, our
>> readers often do need guidance in netiquette.
>
>Yes, but do they frequently ask about netiquette?
Yes. (Really.)
>Once again, the ancient divide between people who mulishly interpret
>"Frequently Asked Questions" to mean "answers to real questions that real
>people actually frequently ask," versus the folks who interpret it to mean
>"Stuff we want to tell you, whether you ever ask about it or not."
>
>You can always tell these two types of FAQs apart.
I'm not sure (except for the extremes - well portrayed by Tom) that
they are really distinct. Sometimes the best answer to a question is to
answer the question which should have been asked.
So how about FA&FSHBAQ (Frequently Asked & Frequently Should Have
Been Asked Questions) - with the abbreviation "FAQ"?
--henry schaffer
> ...
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