[SC-Help] Re: I know you're tired of hearing this, but ... re FAQs

[WazoO]

"Mike Easter" <MikeE at ster.invalid> wrote in message
news:da5h6c$g6j$1 at news.spamcop.net...
> WazoO wrote:
> > In the case of the SpamCop forum,
> > I'm doing what I can to take advantage of doing something
> > to make it a viable resource for those that use it.
>
> Yet another function of the forum - don't you really need another ;-)
> could be to direct or encourage people to use the newsgroups.

Link to "Newsgroups" in place.  I added links to the spamcop,
.help, and .mail archives.  Referrals within the Forum to the
newsgroups exist.  We've been here before.

> The forum's structure lends itself to such as stickies to make the faq
> more dynamic or timely;  but it shouldn't be a replacement for a
> properly navigable frequently updated website faq.

That statement suggests that the URL offered hasn't been
followed.  Yes, the URL is housed on the same server that
hosts the Forum.  Yes, the (primarily) .php scripts were
written to pull in Fotum data.  But, this is "not" a "Forum
page" ... it's your 'normal' web-page.  I started pulling the
"Forum FAQ" data into the right-hand column, scrolling
and clicking should be available for the majority of folks.

http://forum.spamcop.net/forums/index.php?act=home

Please put "the Forum" stuff to the side and take a
look at this page.

> The forum is also somehow appealing as a dialog place both to those
> people who don't know how to use a newsreader, and also to some others
> for some strange reasons which probably have to do with their personal
> ideas about moderation of a forum as opposed to an unwillingness to
> moderate a newsgroup, or maybe because of some kind of little html
> features.

This isn't the actual subject matter for this thread.  I'm trying to stick
with the first-time visitor and access to FAQ data.

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