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What should I do with the FAQ?

Simply cut out the questions which are too hard to keep up to date
2 (5.6%)
Leave the FAQ as is with a warning
8 (22.2%)
Index the Wiki. Simply point to a wiki page answering difficult questions
5 (13.9%)
Move the entire thing to the Wiki
16 (44.4%)
Turn it into a HLP Digest with answers to Questions posed on the forums
5 (13.9%)

Total Members Voted: 36

Voting closed: August 24, 2004, 03:39:08 pm

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Offline karajorma

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What do I do with the FAQ?
on: August 24, 2004, 03:33:53 pm
Been having a rather trying day here. The last couple of days I've been trying to update my FAQ but I'm finding it pretty hard going.

The FAQ was originally written when FS2 had been out a couple of years. Nothing much changed so it was pretty easy to go through my VBB postings and put together a FAQ. Since nothing much changed it was pretty easy to maintain it.

However over the last few months two things have caused me to rethink my attitude to the FAQ.

1. The Wiki is a more comprehensive source of information and it seems rather foolish to try and compete with that.
2. The SCP moves so quickly that there is no way the FAQ could keep up with it.

The result is a big problem for me. I hate leaving the FAQ up when it is full of information which is now incorrect. I really hate pointing someone at it when I know that the info on it could mislead or confuse but maintaining it so that it doesn't get old is a real case of running to stay still.

So I'm stuck as to what I should do with it.
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Offline kode

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What do I do with the FAQ?
Reply #1 on: August 24, 2004, 03:46:58 pm
move it to the wiki and also Turn it into a HLP Digest with answers to Questions posed on the forums
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Offline magatsu1

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Reply #2 on: August 24, 2004, 04:18:38 pm
keep the turret and table tutorials for sure. (I need them!)
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Offline karajorma

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What do I do with the FAQ?
Reply #3 on: August 24, 2004, 04:27:06 pm
The turret tutorial would definately remain in some form or other. Possibly moved to the wiki but I definately wouldn't delete it until someone writes something to replace it.

The intro and HotU pages will also definately survive cause they are indexed elsewhere and I don't want people coming to the FAQ finding it gone and then being stuck.
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Offline WMCoolmon

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What do I do with the FAQ?
Reply #4 on: August 24, 2004, 05:07:25 pm
Voted move the entire thing to the wiki, since then you would potentially have other people to help you maintain it.

*Checks wiki changes list*

Though that might just be a pipe dream...
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Offline Ace Pace

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Reply #5 on: August 24, 2004, 05:30:28 pm
I would keep it mostly there, with a warning some stuff, like SCP, is out of date.
 

Offline Xelion

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What do I do with the FAQ?
Reply #6 on: August 26, 2004, 11:11:30 pm
Keep it all there :yes:. Although I would move all the old FAQs in an archive, and all the ones still current (leave them exactly where they are now) and any additions made in the future. Why? There are links all over the net to the FreeSpace Oracle and its subpages, removing it would be havoc and even redirecting it might still throw some people off.
 

Offline karajorma

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Reply #7 on: August 27, 2004, 04:10:07 am
Yeah. I'd never yank the Oracle without making sure that all the pages forwarded elsewhere.

For a start I know a lot of HotU people end up here precisely because of the FAQ.

The consensus seems to be towards moving things over to the Wiki which is something I'm fine with. I like the idea of having an archive. A lot of the information that is outdated is still useful to people who can't or won't run the SCP.
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Offline Cetanu

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What do I do with the FAQ?
Reply #8 on: August 27, 2004, 04:24:12 am
At least I will get sentimental when there is no separately Oracle left. I forwarded lots of people to it too... anway, good job kara! :)
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Offline Xelion

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Reply #9 on: August 27, 2004, 06:03:58 am
No offence :) intended... but the Oracle seems more inviting and less distracting then the Wiki, I thinks its the colors :nod:. Maybe the Wiki should adopt a better color scheme.
 

Offline Pilot Of The US

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What do I do with the FAQ?
Reply #10 on: August 27, 2004, 06:12:00 am
I think you should update the FAQ as much as you can and leave a warning about possibly incorrect infomation or infomation that is likey to change in the future. Also leave out questions that are extreamly hard to keep up to date.

Oh can you please complete the turreting tutorial, coz you stated at the end of the tutorial the following :
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I intend to add to this FAQ details on how to add engine glows, paths and even fighter bays and docking point to the GTC Great Big Cube
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Offline karajorma

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Reply #11 on: August 27, 2004, 07:22:31 am
Yeah. I noticed that while I was looking at it last week :) I will have to explain that stuff, maybe with a more detailed model though :)
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Offline Setekh

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Reply #12 on: August 28, 2004, 03:16:12 am
Front page. :)
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Offline karajorma

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What do I do with the FAQ?
Reply #13 on: August 28, 2004, 03:27:20 am
Thanks :)

Can't hurt to get some more opinions on the matter :)
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Offline TopAce

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What do I do with the FAQ?
Reply #14 on: August 28, 2004, 04:32:42 am
Any ideas if anyone visits the Wiki at all?
By the way, the FRED Help documentation which I wrote more than a year ago is not uploaded anywhere. Do you still need it? If yes, I can upload it and put it into HTML format.
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Offline karajorma

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Reply #15 on: August 28, 2004, 06:39:02 am
I think it would be useful to have it. Especially with this whole newbie training thing going on.  :)
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Offline TopAce

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Reply #16 on: August 28, 2004, 06:58:35 am
Wait ... I can put it into the Wiki. Or should I host that somewhere else(swooh?) and put it into HTML format?
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Offline karajorma

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Reply #17 on: August 28, 2004, 07:02:28 am
Put it into the wiki if you can. :)

The only problem with the wiki is if you need any images hosted cause you'll have to keep them elsewhere for now (Or contact one of the admins with a zipfile of the pics you want)
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Offline TopAce

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Reply #18 on: August 28, 2004, 07:03:41 am
It's a bit more complicated than that ... discuss it via ICQ in the afternoon, ok?
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Offline karajorma

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Reply #19 on: August 28, 2004, 08:31:34 am
No problem.
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