Re: Co-operative FAQ

"andrew_webby at hotmail" <spam_at_no.thanks.com> wrote in message news:990181794.22806.0.nnrp-07.c30bdde2_at_news.demon.co.uk...
> I'd read it - I practically live on the things - but notice that
> http://www.orafaq.com is around. That said, I don't find that site
> particularly helpful. It seems a little 'light' on info to me...
>

Light! They are to lightness what weightwatchers are to cholestorol. Wrong-headed answers that are utterly meaningless (and I *bet* I get a thirty-third email saying "we're sorry you don't like our site... what can we do to make it better?" Take it down , is all I can usefully say, having ranted about the paucity of its infomational content for long enough.

> I would probably also agree however, that those who don't need to read the
> FAQs are usually the only ones who do. I participate in a few computer
 help
> forums and one thing you can guarantee is that everyone with a problem -
 no
> matter how big or small - thinks they're the first person to have
> experienced it. And they want help now (which means asking someone, not
> bothering to search out a faq and reading it). The number of people who
 have
> no idea how to work a search engine is staggering/worrying...
>
> Worth a crack in other words, but I worry that it might be a waste of
 time.
> Though hopefully, that's just me being overly pessimistic... ;-)
>
> ps, George, I bought Johnathan's book at http://www.amazon.co.uk and enter
> "Practical Oracle 8i" in the search box. £24.79 + P&P. "Worth every penny"
> is my 2 cents...

Surely that should be 'two pence"?

Incidentally, I concurr

Regards
HJR
>
> "Jonathan Lewis" <jonathan_at_jlcomp.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:990124151.20434.1.nnrp-13.9e984b29_at_news.demon.co.uk...
> >
> > About 3 weeks ago I posted a note volunteering
> > to host a 'co-operative' FAQ, and asked for responses
> > from the group, either to the newsgroup, or by direct email
> > with the subject FAQ
> >
> > Since then I have received messages from six volunteers
> > prepared to write answers to questions (thank you for
> > volunteering), but only one potential reader.
> >
> > Does this bear out the suggestion from Sybrand (I think)
> > that people who ask the FAQs are exactly the people
> > who wouldn't bother to read the FAQ, or is there really
> > no need for the effort.
> >
> > At the current response rate, I am not going to bother.
> > If you think it would be worthwhile, and useful, please
> > let me know within the next two weeks.
> >
> >
> > --
> > Jonathan Lewis
> > Yet another Oracle-related web site: http://www.jlcomp.demon.co.uk
> >
> > Practical Oracle 8i: Building Efficient Databases
> > Publishers: Addison-Wesley
> >
> > Reviews at: http://www.jlcomp.demon.co.uk/book_rev.html
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
Received on Sun May 20 2001 - 08:27:48 CDT