[plug] PLUG FAQ

[Christian]

Hi all,

Well, several people have responded inviting me to start and maintain a
PLUG FAQ so, if there are no objections, I'll do just that. :-)  At this
stage what I'm suggesting is that people write to me and propose
questions (preferably with answers!) that should be covered and I'll
start putting them together and organising them into sections (assuming
we have enough questions).

My suggestions for sections are:
1. ABOUT PLUG
About the group, primary goals, organisation, how to gain membership,
benefits of membership, meetings, reasoning behind decisions on all the
bureacratic things like incorporation (which I haven't really been
following so someone will have to fill me in on this).

2. ABOUT THE MAILING LIST
Recommendations on the topic of postings, established netiquette, why
the list works the way it does, various religious flamewars which have
already been fought so are not worth fighting again etc.

3. TECHNICAL STUFF?
As for the more technical stuff, I'm not sure about what to put... In
general I've noticed that the same questions don't get asked too many
times over (although there are probably plenty of exceptions) so, if you
can think of a question you've seen asked once too often then please
email me with it so I can include it.  Otherwise I'll just start
including questions that I see get posted which I think should be part
of the FAQ.


skribe wrote:
> Great idea.  How detailed would you be willing to make it?

Well, I don't know...  The FAQ shouldn't really be a complete manual,
just a document that explains the basics and points you to the detailed
answers where necessary.  

With all these things, obviously I'm going to present things from my
point of view (although I will try to be as unbiased and objective as
possible) so if someone doesn't like my explanation or POV then please
email me with yours so I can present both sides of the argument.

Regards,

Christian.