New FAQ's (was Re: New comp.sys.apple2 groups!)

[taob@r-node.hub.org (Brian Tao)]

In article <C8Cz4C.MMK@well.sf.ca.us>, Joe Kohn writes...
> 
> Brian Tao - Since all the Apple II newsgroups are related, wouldn't it
> be more efficient to add the new groups FAQ's to the already existing
> c.s.a2 FAQ?

    A combined "Apple II Everything FAQ" (hey, cool name! ;-)) will
quickly get out of hand, IMHO.  For example, I would like to see Larry
Virden's "Apple II Programmer's Catalog" incorporated (perhaps in
abbreviated form) into the csa2.programmer FAQ.  The csa2.ug FAQ will
contain a database of all Apple II user groups in the world.  Doug
Granzow already has a FAQ for csa2.comm.  The csa2.marketplace FAQ might
contain addresses of mail-order/second-hand product companies and
listings of the going rate for used hardware.  You can see how that can
easily balloon into a 10000-line posting.  However, I *would* like to
see references at the beginning of each FAQ to the other four articles. 
A short description of the newsgroups, the address of each maintainer,
where to find FAQ archives, etc.  Of course, there's no reason why each
FAQ can't be cross-posted to its home group, comp.sys.apple2 and
news.answers at the same time.
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