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Re: FAQ Proposal
From: George Huxtable
Date: 2003 Oct 3, 22:21 +0100
From: George Huxtable
Date: 2003 Oct 3, 22:21 +0100
I would like to back Dan Allen's proposal and offer what help I can with his suggested FAQ list (as long as it's someone, such as Dan, organising it, rather than me). But I would like to sound a note of caution. We shouldn't appear to be discouraging sensible questions (or even naive ones from beginners), just because we know (though they may not) that the matters have been discussed before. It does no real harm to trot them out for another airing, and because of the way threads on this list can twist and turn, sometimes a new aspect of a familiar matter can be brought to light. After all, it's always easy to press the delete button. And this list isn't so heavily loaded that a few unproductive enquiries would be of concern. Sometimes, it's of interest just to know that such questions are being asked. The recent enquiry about lunars-from-altitudes was a case in point. It was a sensible question; and because it's been dealt with in the past it was easy to dig out a stock reply, which may (or may not) have provided a satisfactory answer. At the same time, it may have provided a bit of illumination to new subscribers who are unaware of our list's archived history. When I pointed out that Peter Fogg had asked a question that had been considered before, I hope that comment wasn't taken as a criticism: it wasn't meant that way, just as a relevant fact. As time proceeds, the number of questions that have been asked before steadily increases, and the available novelties must shrink correspondingly. Keep on asking, I say! George. ================================================================ contact George Huxtable by email at george@huxtable.u-net.com, by phone at 01865 820222 (from outside UK, +44 1865 820222), or by mail at 1 Sandy Lane, Southmoor, Abingdon, Oxon OX13 5HX, UK. ================================================================