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MES FAQs - COORDINATION THREAD FOR WRITING FAQs

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rtgwbmsr:
Just in case you didn't know...the one in your profile doesn't work!

Calum:
well i tried to register fuckmicrosoft.cjb.net and fuckmicrosoft.tk and both are already registered. the cjb.net points to a 404 error and the tk one points to (of all things) microsoft.com.

This sucks as i wanted to suggest we put one of those as the domain name for our complementary site. Also, i like the idea of getting a vhost from the webmaster and having it at http://faq.fuckmirosoft.com but that will of course take time...

re: linux, yes this all sounds a bit linux orientated, and that would make it a bit redundant. yes, a faq for help would be good, but it should be about ALL ways to switch away from Microsoft, not just how to switch to linux, there are tons of sites about that.

I vote for many creative FAQ questions related to why you might want to switch and what ALL your options are. we should take up, to a certain extent, where other FAQs stop.

Re: 'search and it shall be given unto you', i agree, but some people don't search. Say we have a faq, that has all the relevant info in it without the need for the newbie to wade through 1000 back posts and read all of the bitchfests that famously litter these forums, well people are more likely to 1) read it and 2) take it seriously. at the moment, while there is a lot of good info, to the newbie, it's all formless goo.

Master of Reality:
bob, I am talkin about getting ifo for the FAQ from old posts instead of trying to get people to write it all down again

Calum:
if you want to test it, put it on www.tripod.co.uk
i have found them to be reliable when hosting my forum. they provide php and mysql.

Calum:
okay, i have registered a site on tripod for use of this project.

PM me or one of the other mods (i posted the signin details in the private forum) if you want the login details.

what do you say for making this the current testing home of the faq?

i haven't put anything up there, but i am thinking of registering some easy to remember url redirect for it, and so on...

[ September 16, 2002: Message edited by: Calum ]

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