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jackThe concept of FAQ has grown too large. How do you distinguish between a FAQ for: "What is this damn thing anyway?" and "OK, I've got it. What do I do now?"; and a FAQ for "Hey, wouldn't it be cool if [it did this implausible idea]" and "I was wondering. You write software. Will you go on a date with me?"?
I think the second is more *really* a FAQ, as in a section which wouldn't have a name if FAQ didn't exist. The first could be called a tutorial, or introduction, or manual. But the FAQ has made the first it's own, in a useful way. Should they have different names?
(Of course, some people extrapolate this trend to questions that *ought* to be asked, or they wish they would ask. But that's still morally the user guide. They're generally funny too.)
I think the second is more *really* a FAQ, as in a section which wouldn't have a name if FAQ didn't exist. The first could be called a tutorial, or introduction, or manual. But the FAQ has made the first it's own, in a useful way. Should they have different names?
(Of course, some people extrapolate this trend to questions that *ought* to be asked, or they wish they would ask. But that's still morally the user guide. They're generally funny too.)
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Date: 2007-01-16 11:15 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-01-17 03:38 am (UTC)Does that happen to you a lot?
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Date: 2007-01-17 10:17 am (UTC)tbh sometimes I find it just too overwhelming.
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Date: 2007-01-17 02:03 pm (UTC)