[SpamCop-List] Re: Changes to the Official FAQ

[Mike Easter]

WazoO wrote:
> Per request, brought here from the Forum.  One caveat in that
> some FAQ changes have been accomplished.  No editing done.

<dbiel's cite>

> When useful information has been posted in the newsgroups it has been
> copied and added to the Forum.

Generally when useful information has been posted into the forum, *just*
a link to the forum has been provided in the ng, not copying and pasting
in the same way the other transmission takes place from newsgroup to
forum.

In fact, whereas I consider it 'common practice' to paste a link
accompanied by the 'essence' of what is at the link, in the case of
forum links, many times in the past*just* the link is pasted -- as if to
say, here's the link, if you want to know anything about what it sez,
you can go read it in the forum.  That has improved somewhat recently.

> If a FAQ could be organized in the newsgroups that would be a great
> addition.

Actually, it wouldn't be all that hard to have a newsgroup specifically
for a faq and it wouldn't be all that hard for a periodic post to that
ng to contain links to webpage or a forumpage with more links form
there.

> So why bash the people who are trying to build an unofficial one.

Who's bashing?  Not I said the cat.

> I frequently read the SpamCop newsgroup entries, but have never
> posted to any newsgroup.

I frequently read forum entries, but I don't post there.

> When FAQ type
> information is created in the newsgroups, it is copied and added to
> the Forum FAQs

That is because that is the choice of those participants and the powers
that be.

> In the mean time, we in the Forums are trying to do what we can to
> make things better by providing a place where FAQ information can and
> is constantly being updated.

I think the contributions from the unofficial forum participants is no
greater and no less than the contributions from the unofficial
newsgroups participants.

> If you are more comfortable doing it in the Newsgroups, great!!! We
> support you.

Fine.  Here I am.

> With special thanks to Wazoo and Mike Easter, keep up the good work.


-- 
Mike Easter
kibitzer, not SC admin