Re: Weekly debian-user FAQ
zhaoway wrote:
>
> Yotam Rubin <yotam@makif.omer.k12.il> writes:
>
> > Hello,
> >
> > I've been thinking of the following idea: Users will benefit greatly
> > from a weekly FAQ containing summarized answers to questions which
> > some users are very likely to encounter. These answers and questions
> > will be taken from the debian-user mailing list and summarized by
> > some FAQ manager (I volunteer for this task) This is better than
> > just looking at the archives because not all questions are answered
> > and not all answers are accurate/complete/correct/whatever. Every
> > two or three months we'll form a summarized version of all the
> > previous weekly FAQs. In addition to posting the FAQ on the site we
> > could open a new mailing list: debian-user-faq. What do you think?
>
> That would be a good idea. I'd like to help.
>
> My rough idea is as this:
>
> 1) this faq list should be low traffic, thus could attract users to
> subscribe in.
>
> 2) because 1), it'd better be a moderated list. People should not ask
> question there but on debian-user/devel(?) as usual, moderator then
> shall watch these lists and write editorial to faq list. (but read on)
>
> 3) Information could be collected from not only debian-user, but every
> public debian lists, but info should focused on *usibility* of debian
> systems.
>
> 4) the 3) above distinguish it from debian-news, or kernel cousin. ;)
>
> 5) To make life easier for faq moderators/authors, (compare even with
> the work needed to contribute to debian-news or KC debian ;) free, or
> no, specific format will be used.
>
> 6) To make life even easier to make this to become true. ;) Lemme give
> my rough idea of the work flow: ;)
>
> Everyone when watch on debian-devel/user/whatever, see a post *with
> correct answers* in it, forward it to moderators list. thus info
> collect would be easy, and everyone could contribute with *no*
> editorial tirsome. ;) Then moderator do some minimal or whatever level
> of editoial task to publish it, or even to confirm the
> correctness. etc. ect. Of course, a person could do as moderator and
> postor at the same time if s/he so wish. ;)
>
> Last, the focus is *usibility*. [ But if the traffic is low enough,
> maybe Wichert's previous suggests on debian developers monthly tricks
> could also be applied here. ]
>
> 7) Why the above 6) is such complicated? Only considering every useful
> debian lists is heavy traffic, collect information from these *is*
> difficult. (joeyh is someone i cannot believe. ;)
>
> 8) and this could let me, as a suck programmer to do more, and enjoy
> more, hehe. ;)
>
> 9) and is this needed? definitely. few people can survive from the
> heavy traffic of debian-user, but nearly everyone has questions
> regarding debian from timt to time. if this comes to be true, people
> could ask on debian-user, and watch on faq list to save their
> lifes. and even better people who can subscrib to debian-user will not
> notice the change. and no need to ``Cc: me please, because i'm not on
> the list.'' ;)
>
> Comments?
>
> --
I read debian-user,kde & boot on a daily basis(well almost).I am
willing to forward the answers I catch.
Great idea by the way.
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