Randy Webb wrote:
> Robert said the following on 8/16/2006 7:37 AM:
>
>> FAQ server wrote:
>>
>>> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
>>> FAQ Topic - How can I access the client-side filesystem?
>>> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
>>> ===
>>> Postings such as this are automatically sent once a day. Their
>>> goal is to answer repeated questions, and to offer the content to
>>> the community for continuous evaluation/improvement. The complete
>>> comp.lang.javascript FAQ is at http://www.jibbering.com/faq/.
>>> The FAQ workers are a group of volunteers.
>>>
>>
>> May I ask what is the point of sending indiviual random topics?
>
>
> They aren't random topics, it is posting one topic a day in order. The
> purpose is to allow people to see a single topic and if there are
> questions/corrections then it can be done one topic at a time.
Discussions about the one topic does have it advantages in that the
aditional information in that thread can be incorporated into the FAQ
and be part of the next post. Has something been agreed on this? I'm
just afraid that we will get the same discussions about a certain topic
every time it is posted and that the person who is responsible for the
FAQ does not look at the responses on the FAQ topic every day, which I
understand, but is important in this form.
If the FAQ were only posted once a week or month, then at least it would
be easier for the FAQ maintainer to keep an eye on the responses and
update the FAQ.
>
>> Why not post the complete FAQ once a month or week?
>
>
> I thought it was going to be this style posting (one a day) plus the
> weekly postings.
That would be good.
>> Plus I found this topic to be kinda weak.
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>
> In what way? That is why it was posted one topic at the time. Would you
> have noticed this entry and thought it weak if it had been posted as
> part of the entire FAQ?
Well in this case the FAQ hardly answers anything.
It doesn't really anwer why it can't. It does not state the versions of
Netscape or IE for which there are options. Even if there are no options
for other major browsers it would be nice to mention that.
A brief example of LiveConnect and FileSystemObject would be good for a
FAQ as well.
But then it gives a link to google groups search and to previous
discussions. If those discussions are important than the conclusions of
those discussions should be part of the FAQ.
I'm sorry, but for these reasons I thought it was weak.
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