I have no problems with posting the FAQ at http://www.volkswagen.org but I don't have the time to compile the FAQ - someone else needs to take on that duty. At 07:50 22/01/1999 -0500, Michael Sullivan wrote: >Dear List, > >The solution for a more managable list (and thereby obtain more civility) >is to get a robust FAQ up and running so that the sheer volume of >frustratingly oft-repeated questions (such as "what tires do I buy") can be >answered without taking up the important social bandwidth of the list. Much >of the frustration is with the VOLUME of mail, not necessarily its content. > >In order to do this, we need those who are wise in the way of the Vanagon >to invest the time to put it down in writing so that others can benefit. >Unfortunately, those who are "in the know" seem to be leaving at quite a >fast rate! > >I am offering to edit one section of the FAQ, be it brakes, wheels, tires, >paint, whatever -- however, we need a group of other dedicated "editors". >Who's gonna put up? > >Cheers, >MJS > > > >At 07:27 PM 1/21/99 -0800, Steven X. Schwenk wrote: >>What a shame to see several list legends leave, as they have over the >>last 6 months or so. I may be wrong, but this has become a pretty >>hostile place. Some of the personal attacks are outrageous. (I am >>guilty, too, at least when it comes to the battle over >>commericialization and trashing vendors, i.e. commercial entities, not >>individuals.) Some people seem to think that debating means attacking, >>insulting and trashing the person on the otherside of the issue. There >>seems to be little room for honest debate of even technical issues, let >>alone list issues. >> >>I sure will miss tim's wit and wisdom, as i do g.m.bulley's and the >>others who have gone...and the weekly statz, too. Hopefully the new >>syncro list will take off and offer the opportunity for something >>better. Not so much noise and discord and attacks and fighting and >>commercialization. >> >>adieu, tim... >> >>steve >> > >Michael J. Sullivan >Director of Catalog Design >Open Market, Inc. > >********************************************* > phone: 781.359.7624 > work: http://www.openmarket.com > scan tips: http://www.hsdesign.com/scanning > vanagon: http://www.hsdesign.com/vanagon >********************************************* > -- David Marshall - Vanagon List Admin - Quesnel, BC, Canada -- -- 78 VW Rabbit, 80 VW Caddy, 87 Audi 5KSQ, 85 VW Cabriolet -- -- 88 2.0L VW Syncro Double Cab, WANTED: VW / Bombardier Iltis -- -- David's Volkswagen Home Page http://www.volkswagen.org -- -- Fast Forward Autobahn Sport Tuning http://www.fastforward.ca -- -- david@volkswagen.org (pmail) or vanagon@volkswagen.org (list) -- |
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