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Title: FAQ
Post by: Priscellie on June 20, 2006, 10:05:43 PM
Yay!  Thanks, mods!  This is certainly going to be useful, especially for the newbies to the board.

Edited to change the subject line to all caps, as per request. :D
Title: Re: FAQ
Post by: XavierDLH on June 20, 2006, 10:16:16 PM
I humbly request that you spell FAQ with all capital letters, as it appears eerily similar to a hateful term when written in all lower-cased letters.


Brilliant idea that was, whoever suggested a FAQ.
Title: Re: faq
Post by: Mickey Finn on June 20, 2006, 11:36:25 PM
Shannon brought it up, which was the first place I saw it (it may have been suggested before), and I got volunteered to work something up. ;)

We're going with the concept of I'm acting as editor, but the text comes from you guys (or Jim, or Robert, or Iago/rdonoghue, etc).


It's not going to be fast, but it'll probably be thorough as hell.
Title: Re: faq
Post by: Blitz on June 21, 2006, 02:05:59 AM
FAQs are wonderful things.  Thanks for taking the time to start them up!
Title: Re: FAQ
Post by: Mickey Finn on July 06, 2006, 05:34:52 PM
A storm knocked out our access for quite a while, so I should get started back on the FAQ next week.

Baring more RL weirdness.

Pray for normality.
Title: Re: FAQ
Post by: Priscellie on July 06, 2006, 09:10:18 PM
A storm knocked out our access for quite a while, so I should get started back on the FAQ next week.

Baring more RL weirdness.

Pray for normality.

*hides altar to the Gods of Chaos and whistles innocently*
Title: Re: FAQ
Post by: Kalium on July 07, 2006, 02:04:44 AM
Pray for normality.
Define "normality".
Title: Re: FAQ
Post by: Meren on July 07, 2006, 03:43:49 AM
Thanks for picking the project back up, let me know if there is anything I can do to help.
Title: Re: FAQ
Post by: Darla on July 09, 2006, 07:19:25 PM
Pray for normality.

It needs all the help it can get.
Title: Re: FAQ
Post by: Mickey Finn on July 09, 2006, 11:04:17 PM
Thanks for picking the project back up, let me know if there is anything I can do to help.

It's open for anyone to add entries ;)
http://www.jim-butcher.com/bb/index.php/topic,350.0.html

Title: Re: FAQ
Post by: Ghoulfish on July 17, 2006, 08:03:45 PM
Is this FAQ for the Jum Butcher Community chat (ex. wheres my bleeping avator) and how can you determine what a frequently asked question is shouldn't it just be question's

I appologise sometimes I can be a bit slow - math's my thing not english and computers
Title: Re: FAQ
Post by: Mickey Finn on July 17, 2006, 08:27:36 PM
A FAQ is a compilation of information designed to address questions that frequently come up...as long as there's a standard answer (in that case, Where's my Avatar? isn't one, unless the answer for everyone is the same, like "Over your left shoulder, behind the couch."

A *good* FAQ tries to stave off questions before they're asked, and becomes a tome of standard knowledge...in this case about all things public about Jim & his works, which is what we're slowly trying to do.
Title: Re: FAQ
Post by: Ghoulfish on July 17, 2006, 10:24:45 PM
You lied it's not over my left shoulder  :'(

So what your saying is FAQ is designed to stop pointless questions and to create an all knowing data base

makes sense
In a way we are making one big Jim Butcher Bob-the-skull

I'll ask a question now

How can Jim be so witty, is that just the way he is or does he just do it when he writes

And also

did he ever get beaten up for being a smart ass (excuse the lang.)
Title: Re: FAQ
Post by: Valiar Marcus on July 18, 2006, 06:53:08 AM
So what your saying is FAQ is designed to stop pointless questions and to create an all knowing data base
Perhaps more to the point, it's designed to give people a place to look up common questions themselves, so the same questions don't get asked 50 times a week on the forums. :)

makes sense
In a way we are making one big Jim Butcher Bob-the-skull
That's an interesting analogy.  Does that make me a mote in Bob's eye? ;)

How can Jim be so witty, is that just the way he is or does he just do it when he writes
Well, he's always been pretty witty (at least in the 16-17 years I've known him) although all the writing he does has sharpened and quickened that wit.  You don't have time to see the wheels turn anymore. ;)
Title: Re: FAQ
Post by: Mickey Finn on July 18, 2006, 12:33:27 PM
I'm sorry....my left, your right....
Title: Re: FAQ
Post by: Ghoulfish on July 19, 2006, 07:17:22 PM
Also there's an FAQ in McAnalys I think that Mickey put it there and forgot about it

I posted on it

Maybe a mod could move it
Title: Re: FAQ
Post by: Mickey Finn on July 20, 2006, 10:00:17 PM
The FAQ is actually it's own section near the top of the boards ;)
Title: Re: FAQ
Post by: Ghoulfish on October 30, 2006, 11:29:00 PM
I really am a noob

maybe i should just stop posting in this part

i keep on saying all the dumb things that other people are supposed to

sort of like walking into the locked door so other people dont do it