Date: Thu, 8 Aug 1996 21:56:22 -0400
Message-Id: <199608090156.VAA17577@delorie.com>
From: DJ Delorie <dj>
To: weiqigao AT crl DOT com
CC: djgpp AT delorie DOT com
In-reply-to: <4udscp$ddt@nntp.crl.com> (weiqigao@crl.com)
Subject: Re: yes there is a FAQ.. we know


> From: weiqigao AT crl DOT com (Weiqi Gao)
> slade AT wolfenet DOT com wrote:
> >I've lurked in this group for some time now.  I find it a bit
> >irritating that when a friend of mine asks for advice, he is instantly
> >pounced upon by Eli 'Read the FAQ' Zaretskii.  Yes, it is useful
> 
> In defence of Eli, those "read the FAQ" messages all contain little
> pointers to the specific section where the answer can be found.  And

Unlike many other newsgroups, the comp.os.msdos.djgpp newsgroup has a
very high signal-to-noise ratio.  We've gotten many compliments to the
effect that questions posted to our group get *answered*.  In fact,
you have a higher chance of getting a problem resolved with djgpp than
with most of its competitors.  A big part of this is Eli's postings.

The DJGPP FAQ is very big; much larger than many other FAQs I've seen.
It's almost an AAQ (all asked questions) and contains a wealth of
information.  By quoting the FAQ, and providing quick solutions in
addition (where appropriate), Eli is helping maintain the S/N ratio by
providing each questor a lot of information (as stored in the FAQ) in
a short post (the FAQ reference).

I suspect that if we didn't have the constant reminder of the FAQ,
there would be *more* repetitive questions, as less people would know
about the FAQ.

Now, if we could just get that book written...

DJ