Newb problem

Slick · #1 January 12th, 2004, 08:21 PM

Asmala, you actually hit on something I am putting together right now. I am making a section about newbie mistakes. Possibly if I have time, I will better organize the actual "questions". It is true that there is less Q&A with more general info, which is not necessarily a bad thing, but it could use some improvement in its organization.

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Perhaps the FAQ could consist of links to appropriate parts of such an encyclopedia (this is starting to sound like work). That way people would get more used to using it.

Sorry, but as much as this would be cool, but we have discussed this before and Ruatha and I agree that it isn't going to happen soon if ever. We agree that it is more convenient to have a sticky thread here on these forums than an external document with html links. Also, there is an older Version of the FAQ that someone converted to html (on Fyron's site I think).

Slick.

[ January 12, 2004, 18:26: Message edited by: Slick ]

Ed Kolis · #2 January 12th, 2004, 09:23 PM

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Sorry, but as much as this would be cool, but we have discussed this before and Ruatha and I agree that it isn't going to happen soon if ever. We agree that it is more convenient to have a sticky thread here on these forums than an external document with html links. Also, there is an older Version of the FAQ that someone converted to html (on Fyron's site I think).

What ever happened to the Encyclopedia Malfadorica?

Slick · #3 January 12th, 2004, 09:32 PM

I'ts still there Last time I checked about 2 wks ago. link in FAQ.

Slick.

Fyron · #4 January 12th, 2004, 10:32 PM

Keep in mind that you can use HTML in UBB Posts, so you could still have the in-text hyperlinks and have it a post in the thread.

Slick · #5 January 12th, 2004, 10:59 PM

The other thing about questions is that any of the existing paragraphs can be turned into a question/answer format.

If there currently is a paragraph about what a spaceport (for example) does, I could add a question above it saying "What do I need to know about Spaceports?"

I just don't see the value added in doing that.

Slick.

Fyron · #6 January 13th, 2004, 12:30 AM

Well then the argument would go that maybe it should be called a "guide." "FAQ" directly implies that it is written in question/answer format. I don't personally care what you call it, just pointing that out.

narf poit chez BOOM · #7 January 13th, 2004, 12:35 AM

don't make a newbie guide. why? because when newbie's come here, we help them happily. but if we had a guide, we'd just point them there and they'd miss a great intruduction to the forums and we might never get to meet them.

'i think we should tilt' - Mathew Mantrell, Lord Wizard of Morroverance(sp?)