Re: Re: Linux India Knowledge Base

[Arun Sharma <adsharma@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Tue, Mar 21, 2000 at 09:04:19AM +0530, Atul Chitnis wrote:
> 
> Arun - unless we make use of information that exists in the LIH archives,
> we are rendering LIH meaningless.
>

The way I see it, the main differentiator for LIH is interactivity.
 
> Sure the job will be difficult and painful, but it needs to be done. A
> site created by a few people who provide answers is of no interest to me
> from the community point of view.

The answers could be provided by anyone. A few people aggregate the
answers in the FAQ.

> 
> If we orphan LIH, people providing answers there will not have the sense
> of belonging that they *would* get if they knew that if they provide a
> correct, well-thought out answer, it will automatically become part of the
> FAQ section of the new site.
> 

Sure, I like the idea. But that's not the same as what you're proposing
- digging up the archives to make up a FAQ.

> While it will be easy to start this process with new messages flowing
> through LIH, it would be decidedly unfair to people who have provided
> answers in the past (including people like me).

Can you give a few examples ? My guess is that there are a handful of
these precious items and if you did the work, you know which ones they
are.

> There must be a close visible link between LIH and the FAQ section, else
> this exercise is pointless. I know from experience that once the initial
> enthusiasm wanes (about a week or two down the line), the FAQ section will
> go completely static.

The harder the task, the sooner the enthusiasm wanes.

That said, if you can find the resources to grab stuff from LIH archives
for the FAQ, more power to you. 

	-Arun