Re: Why we have FAQs [Re: Slightly puzzled]

[nathan@visi.com (Nathan Mates)]

In article <324FBF5B.3827@wctc.net>, Jack Friess  <jfriess@wctc.net> wrote:
>I was thinking about this even before Tony raised the question. What 
>would be the problem with posting an a short, permanent (I suppose it 
>might have to be continully reposted) article entitled:  "AAA: Newcomers 
>read me first".  And then in the article invite prople to check out the 
>FAQ, before posting their question?  We could also include other A2 
>information and/or links to FTP sites, etc.

   I'd love to see that _if it worked_. Apparently the comp.lang.perl
FAQ is posted twice a WEEK, and people still ignore it. When people
first join a new group, their general reaction is on the order of
"1000 messages to read? No way!" and junk all messages before posting.

   They way I'd like to see it done is have all newsreaders make
people read the FAQ for that group (if it exists) before they post the
first time in a given group. Simple, egalitarian, and would save
everyone a lot of trouble.

Nathan Mates

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