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To: John Fieber <jfieber@indiana.edu>
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Subject: Re: New home page 
In-reply-to: Your message of "Fri, 22 Sep 1995 10:36:07 CDT."
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Date: Sun, 24 Sep 1995 13:11:12 -0700
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From: "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@time.cdrom.com>
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> Hmm...  I think there is still an important role for an FAQ-like 
> document, but as you mention, the current FAQ/Handbook combination is 
> problematic.  It takes time to integrate things into the handbook.  Too 
> much time for a lot of little quirks that pop up in various releases that 
> need some explanation.  

What if the FAQ were viewed as a sort of "short term cache" for the
handbook?  It answers questions dealing with the current release and
any shortcomings or special features that require up-to-date documentation.
If something has been in the FAQ for awhile, it is either "aged" and
deleted or considered generally important and moved into the handbook.

How does that sound?
					Jordan