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From: Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de>
Reply-To: Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <cljs@PointedEars.de>
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Date: Mon, 09 Sep 2013 02:20:11 +0200
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Subject: Re: [FAQ] Suggestions
Newsgroups: comp.lang.javascript
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Christoph Michael Becker wrote:

> John Harris wrote:
>> Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn wrote:
>>   <snip>
>>> In general, and to all:
>>>
>>> If you have any suggestions to improve the FAQ for comp.lang.javascript,
>>> please
>>>
>>> - say *exactly*
>>>
>>>  + *what* is wrong;
>>>  + *where* it is wrong, and
>>>  + *how* you would like it to be changed.
>>>
>>>  Although I do revisions of the FAQ on my own, I do not consider it my
>>>  job as FAQ maintainer/editor to find the borken/missing link, or to
>>>  anticipate your wishes.
>>>
>>> - do all of the above *via e-mail to <cljs@PointedEars.de>*,
>> 
>>   <snip>
>>>  I cannot read all postings in the newsgroup that may or may not pertain
>>>  to the FAQ, and discussions on the FAQ in the newsgroup should be kept
>>>  to a minimum in the first place.
>>   <snip>
>> 
>> E-mailing direct to the FAQ editor is reasonable for spelling
>> corrections and minor clarifications.
>> 
>> Suggested new topics and major changes to existing topics need to be
>> discussed beforehand. In particular, this is needed when the author is
>> not sure if it is worth adding a brand new topic or removing an old
>> topic. The discussion needs to be done in this news group, not in some
>> other messaging system.
> 
> In <news:2836357.Pd7zkTFD91@PointedEars.de> Thomas 'PointedEars'
> recently wrote:
> 
> | However, although as I can see now I had committed myself to
> | considering “<FAQENTRY>” indeed, I  would much prefer to consider
> | (such) suggestions only in FAQ threads that I would start, based on
> | suggestions received via e-mail.
> 
> So apparently, Thomas doesn't want to take such discussions away from
> this newsgroup; instead he wants to streamline the process.  After all,
> this might make it easier for him (and maybe others) to keep an overview
> of the proposals and the related discussion.

Yes, exactly.
 
>> A draft of each non-trivial change needs to be displayed in this news
>> group to allow people time to notice problems or voice objections
>> before the FAQ is updated. At least 2 weeks should be allowed for
>> this.
> 
> IMHO that is reasonable.

Which is why something of the sort was included in my original proposal of 
December 2012 (please see my previous posting for the pertinent references 
as they, rather surgically, had been snipped here *before*).

Admittedly, my proposal was rather long; but this length IMHO was required 
to remove any possibilities for (further) misunderstandings at the time.

-- 
PointedEars

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