<< How about we create an FAQ that's sent when you first subscribe that
briefly
answers those 'basic' questions we all find so annoying. Split the FAQ into
sections that also tell you the correct classifier for each topic, followed
by a short description and then a list command that allows you to request a
more comprehesive FAQ on that topic. We could do the same for various
papers
(extropian principles, dynamic optimism, etc.) That way anyone who reads it
will know that the information is there, and if they still post basic
questions, we can just point them in the direction of the correct FAQ. We
can let list members decide on what to put in these FAQs (when a basic
consensus is reach on that subject and we want to move on) and also what
classifiers to use. Not only will this help both new and current members,
but we'll be building a comprehensive database of ideas in the process. >>
I wish that this had already been done....cause I'm in the process of
formulating some possibly "really stupid" questions concerning the
singularity...
Stay tuned.for further developments.
EvMick
Salt Lake City Utah.