Killing the list ? (was: Re: New Wiard Module: Borg "Assimilator" Filters)

[Magnus Danielson]

From: Rick Jansen <rja at euronet.nl>
Subject: Re: Killing the list ? (was: Re: New Wiard Module: Borg "Assimilator"  Filters)
Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2000 09:39:55 +0200

> jhaible wrote:
> > 
> > In a way, the list has "grown old", that is typical effects occur, like
> > new people asking the same questions (nothing bad about that), and
> > the percentage of topics which are interesting for us "oldtimers"
> > is smaller than it used to be.
> 
> Good point, I think. I guess it is time for a FAQ for synth-diy. 
> (Frequently Asked Questions) "Newbies" then can refer to the FAQ
> before asking obvious questions. Compiling a FAQ is a quite laborious
> task though, but perhaps worth our while!

Yes, having a FAQ is a good thing - but there lies a hidden danger in it as
well.

The trouble is that a FAQ may also to some degree kill of questions which
make the old timers tick and refer to various stuff and all of a sudden a new
discussion have spawned off. A FAQ could thus to some degree divert some of the
usefull triggers alongside the not so usefull ones.

There are things that should be part of a FAQ, other that should just be
usefull information, links, vocabulary etc.

FAQ kick-off proposal:

Q1) Isn't it time to kill this list?

A1) Thus people that no longer feel that the list is usefull may leave the list
    an any time they so feel fit. If the list maintainer so feels necessary he
    could kill the list, but chances are it would resurface since some of the
    members would still want to debate the same issues.

Cheers,
Magnus