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Author: sarah
Date: 2002-01-26 01:36
Does anyone else think it would be benneficial to have a FAQ page? I think that this would help with a lot of the general postings that keep coming up.
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Author: Mark Charette
Date: 2002-01-26 03:47
Sarah,
The Clarinet Pages started out (a long time ago) as The Clarinet FAQ. If indeed people would actually visit all the pages other than the Bulletin Board they'd find many of the quesstions asked here are already covered in many of the existing pages already here. No matter how easy I've made the information available (via a very large FAQ page, individual pages, cross-references index, and searches) the same questions get asked again and again. Indeed, if you go to one of the technical newsgroups that has a FAQ published every month you'll <b>still</b> find the same problem - people want to ask their questions whether or not a FAQ is available, and pointing people to a FAQ is basically the same as giving them a link to a page here or elsewhere.
In other words - it generally isn't worth the effort.
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Author: Kim L.
Date: 2002-01-26 04:24
Sometimes the general questions get answered many different ways. It's a good learning experience.
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Author: jbutler
Date: 2002-01-26 13:28
Mark,
I visit the FAQ page. Not too frequently, but I do use it and find it a valuable tool. I appreciate your effort in keeping it referenced.
jbutler
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Author: sarah
Date: 2002-01-26 16:09
I was just wondering. I was looking for some pages that I had seen linked to in previous posts, but didn't really know where to look for them. But I guess it wouldn't be worth the effort, some people can't even read that this is a noncommercial board. Oh well, it was just a thought.
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Author: Alphie
Date: 2002-01-26 21:56
Mark,
Isn't the whole point of having this BB to have a forum for ongoing discussions continously. Why is it so bad that the same topics come up several times.
People come and go all the time. New kids come for the first time having their questions not knowing that they have been braught up before and if they are only directed to the searchboard they never enter the discussion.
When people write for the first time they usually ask a simple question just as a tryout and if all they meet is: "This has been discussed a trillion times, clic on search and you'll find out", doesn't encourage them to try again.
This BB is not only questions and answers. Many times some other discussions have grown out off topic from the original question and that is often very facinating.
Again, we're only talking clarinet. There are only so and so many things you can talk about.
Even this topic has been discussed time and time again.
Alphie
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Author: SPF
Date: 2002-01-27 04:52
Yay Alphie!
While I understand (and share) some frustration over the constant repeated questions, I am concerned that this board has recently been leaning towards becoming a personal chat site of "the elite."
"The Elite" have no patience with those not having advanced degree research prowess. They pounce upon any spelling gaffe. They consume far more time over the psychology of internet ettique than the subject of this site... clarinets.
Others simply ignore the threads they aren't interested in.
Well said!
spf
(covering head and diving for the door!)
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Author: David Pegel
Date: 2002-01-27 18:10
What "elite"? I'm a regular poster, and unless I have powers beyond my reasoning, I'm about as "regular" as they come.
I'm far from elite.
If I were I would point out that you didn't spell etiquette correctly, but knowing me I probably didn't spell it right either.
I don't mind the expansion of this forum to include more than just clarinets. If were just on that topic, you'd have to admit it would get sort of boring. This is a FAQ board in itself, but what makes it so different is that we all have a personality, and we can talk about not only clarinets, but music, it's business, and even a little psychology now and then.
Why stick to just one topic? I tend to skip over a few of the topics talking about certain brands because that doesn't interest me as much as the discussions about the reeds, the odd problems, or just people talking about embarassing moments. If all we talked about was which brand is better, I'd be off in a heartbeat.
"Elite" is under-rated. We're all normal people with a common interest on this site: we all love the clarinet, or at least music in general. I can't think of a single regular on this site that tries to degrade anyone that doesn't have a degree. I don't have one; I'm not even done with high school yet!!
Do you see ME being dogged on for my ignorance?
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Author: Mark Charette
Date: 2002-01-27 19:24
SPF wrote:
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> Yay Alphie!
> While I understand (and share) some frustration over the
> constant repeated questions, I am concerned that this board has
> recently been leaning towards becoming a personal chat site of
> "the elite."
If anything I should be the one concerned, but if I go back to the beginnings of the BBoard (even the one prior to this) I see no difference in the dynamic of it.
> "The Elite" have no patience with those not having advanced
> degree research prowess.
Well, if clicking on "Search" and typing in a few keywords is "advanced degree research prowess" I'm not hiring anyone from <b>that</b> university.
> They pounce upon any spelling gaffe.
> They consume far more time over the psychology of internet
> ettique than the subject of this site... clarinets.
Well, if they do, then they should be the ones reading the etiquette posting, don't you think?
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Author: SPF
Date: 2002-01-30 03:26
To David:
I hole hartedly agree with all you said. ;-)
Thanks.
To Mark:
I expected you might have a comment, and I certainly can see your points. Yet there have been a few threads lately that prompted a "rules of engagement" post a little while ago. I'm only saying (really), that there could be a little more tolerance for the newbies. But we've been THERE before too...
spf
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Author: Mark Charette
Date: 2002-01-30 04:07
SPF wrote:
Yet there have been a few threads lately that
> prompted a "rules of engagement" post a little while ago.
That's a bit irritating - far from "rules of engagement", they were incredibly simple rules of etiquette - and even then someone thought they were too strict.
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