Re: I know you're tired of hearing this, but ... re FAQs

"Mike Easter" <[email protected]> wrote in message 
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> WazoO wrote:
>> In the case of the SpamCop forum,
>> I'm doing what I can to take advantage of doing 
>> something
>> to make it a viable resource for those that use it.
>
> Yet another function of the forum - don't you really 
> need another ;-)
> could be to direct or encourage people to use the 
> newsgroups.
>
> The forum's structure lends itself to such as 
> stickies to make the faq
> more dynamic or timely;  but it shouldn't be a 
> replacement for a
> properly navigable frequently updated website faq.
>
> The forum is also somehow appealing as a dialog place 
> both to those
> people who don't know how to use a newsreader, and 
> also to some others
> for some strange reasons which probably have to do 
> with their personal
> ideas about moderation of a forum as opposed to an 
> unwillingness to
> moderate a newsgroup, or maybe because of some kind 
> of little html
> features.
>
> But I also think the forum could be a stepping stone 
> to the more
> efficient dynamics of a 'real' newsgroup 
> interaction -- much as is seen
> in the evolving googlegroupers.  They 'discover' news 
> in googlegroups.
> Then they learn that they can interact more 
> 'smoothly' with a newsreader
> than browser working googlegroups.  Similarly those 
> who discover
> 24hoursupport.helpdesk in the iamnotageek forum 
> gravitate to the nntp
> newsgroup.
>
> So, one can still use googlegroups for certain 
> functions, like searching
> and linking to a past discussion, but for 'everyday' 
> communication, one
> uses their nntp newsreader, not a browser.
>
>
> -- 
> Mike Easter
> kibitzer, not SC admin
>
>
IMO that's an importan and excelllletnt observataion.