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Patricia Shanahan wrote:

> Yes, a good question-and-answer is an asset. It might even be useful to
> keep a not-so-frequently-asked-question file somewhere readily
> accessible, and searchable, so that anyone who is inspired to do so can
> read it, and answers can be reused if a question does get posted.

An interesting idea.

> I just want to shorten the FAQ a new participant is expected to read
> before posting a question. If it's too long it may put people off.

ACK.

>> But I would have to see first how much can be done with the current
>> content and code and how much work a change is going to be, so that the
>> urgent tasks are done first.  For example, disabling the daily posting of
>> those (two years outdated) FAQ entries until they have been reviewed, as
>> John Stockton suggested.
> 
> Is there anything I can do to help with the review? My language-specific
> knowledge is limited, but I have a good general programming background
> and computer science education. I do know how to search for information,
> and have read many programming language specifications.

I have found our discussions so far quite interesting.  If and when Jim Ley 
has handed someone the keys to the FAQ, I think your help will be 
appreciated.


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