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Re: About that FAQ ...
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lugnet.general
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Mon, 28 Dec 1998 18:48:22 GMT
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Larry Pieniazek wrote:
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> I know Todd had someone else lined up to do it too, and was trying to
> organize a letter writing campaign. Dunno what happened or if Tom ever
> responded.
I'd expressed interest in updating and revising the FAQ back
in August and contacted Tom. Todd's post on r.t.l referenced
that.
Tom's response was that he would be happy to have submissions
to the FAQ be emailed to him; he wasn't interested in
appointing a successor. He also wasn't warm to the idea
of hosting the FAQ on lugnet, which is a real shame.
> Problem here is that how do you manage a transition without
> stepping on anyone's toes with no one that is the actual
> final arbiter? :-)
That's the problem. That's why I didn't dive into the project.
I'd like to restructure the FAQ and expand and correct it
extensively, but feel hamstringed by the fact that it is
'owned' by its original compiler.
There's a possible answer, though. Create a new LUGNet
LEGO FAQ, using no material from Tom's r.t.l FAQ. Another
possible answer is just to dive in and modify the r.t.l FAQ,
send the revisions to Tom Pfeifer, and see what happens.
That feels too much like a coup attempt, though.
I'd still love to donate my time to such a project, and I
see now that Jim is also interested. Perhaps collaboration
is in order? I'll cc this exchange to Tom and see if his
opinion on the matter has shifted in the intervening
months.
--
jthompson@teubner.com "Float on a river, forever and ever, Emily"
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| (...) Say, Jeff, what do you think about a special multi-FAQ where questions (and their answers) could appear in multiple newsgroups? That is, what if you were to restructure the "main" FAQ something like this?-- Main FAQ file = Header List of (...) (26 years ago, 28-Dec-98, to lugnet.general)
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| Also sprach Nephilim: : I'd still love to donate my time to such a project, and I : see now that Jim is also interested. Perhaps collaboration : is in order? I'll cc this exchange to Tom and see if his : opinion on the matter has shifted in the (...) (26 years ago, 28-Dec-98, to lugnet.general)
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| (...) Yes. What a guy! Thanks for offering. I know Todd had someone else lined up to do it too, and was trying to organize a letter writing campaign. Dunno what happened or if Tom ever responded. Problem here is that how do you manage a transition (...) (26 years ago, 19-Dec-98, to lugnet.general)
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