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Message no. 1
From: Paul Gettle RunnerPaul@*****.com
Subject: FAQing newbies [was: FAQs]
Date: Fri, 05 Mar 1999 13:37:06 -0500
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At 01:32 PM 3/5/99 -0500, Neil Clark wrote:
> something that occurred to me,
>
> the faq for the mailing list is, I think, pretty important for all
the
>members to have read, but on the jackpoint.org page, one can
subscribe
>without ever seeing a hyperlink to it. the only time I think I ever
see it
>mentioned is your .sig, but only sometimes.
>
> I just thought it would abnegate many future list problems if at
some
>point, subscribers got urged to "read the FAQ! click here!".

Or even better, add the URL for the FAQ in the "Welcome to "ShadowRN""
email that all subscribers are sent. That way, even people who don't
subscribe through the webpage get FAQed up.

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Message no. 2
From: GMPax@***.com GMPax@***.com
Subject: FAQing newbies [was: FAQs]
Date: Fri, 5 Mar 1999 15:02:24 EST
In a message dated 3/5/99 1:37:51 PM Eastern Standard Time,
RunnerPaul@*****.com writes:

> Or even better, add the URL for the FAQ in the "Welcome to
"ShadowRN""
> email that all subscribers are sent. That way, even people who don't
> subscribe through the webpage get FAQed up.

As someone who JUST joined today, in fact by referral and NOT the website,
thatis a darned FINE idea there. Then none of us newbies have an excuse, LoL.

Sean
GM Pax
Message no. 3
From: David Buehrer dbuehrer@******.carl.org
Subject: FAQing newbies [was: FAQs]
Date: Fri, 5 Mar 1999 13:40:35 -0700 (MST)
GMPax@***.com wrote:
/
/ In a message dated 3/5/99 1:37:51 PM Eastern Standard Time,
/ RunnerPaul@*****.com writes:
/
/ > Or even better, add the URL for the FAQ in the "Welcome to
"ShadowRN""
/ > email that all subscribers are sent. That way, even people who don't
/ > subscribe through the webpage get FAQed up.
/
/ As someone who JUST joined today, in fact by referral and NOT the website,
/ thatis a darned FINE idea there. Then none of us newbies have an excuse, LoL.

Well, FWIW, I just added the FAQ URL to my standard .sig. As much as I
post I figure there's a good chance that newbies will see it :)

-David B.
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Message no. 4
From: Lehlan Decker DeckerL@******.com
Subject: FAQing newbies [was: FAQs]
Date: Fri, 05 Mar 1999 15:47:05 -0500
<SNIP FAQ in URL>
>http://shadowrun.html.com/hlair/BuildHtmlFAQ.php3?title=ShadowRN&fa>qlistúqsrn

It's probably better if you shorten it to just the hlair part. With the website
actually pulling things from a database, if they move it around or rename
it, it could lead to problems. (Adam or Mark check me on this)
Message no. 5
From: Dvixen dvixen@****.com
Subject: FAQing newbies [was: FAQs]
Date: Fri, 05 Mar 1999 21:59:25 -0800
At 03:47 PM 3/5/99 , Lehlan Decker annoyed me by writing:
><SNIP FAQ in URL>
>>http://shadowrun.html.com/hlair/BuildHtmlFAQ.php3?title=ShadowRN&faqlist=f
aqsrn

>It's probably better if you shorten it to just the hlair part. With the
website
>actually pulling things from a database, if they move it around or rename
>it, it could lead to problems. (Adam or Mark check me on this)

I have no intentions of changing the names of the files, rest assured. ;)

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