SC - Stefan's Florilegium files
Bonne
oftraquair at hotmail.com
Sun Jul 26 10:56:04 PDT 1998
Stefan li Rous wrote:
>
> Niccolo commented:
>
> >A FAQ page could be just the ticket. It would, likewise, be a basic
> >resource/springboard (READ: inspiration for further investigations) for
> >those who are not interested in lengthy disciurse or subscribing, but
> >want a primer on the common misconseptions. While Stephans
> >catacombs of information are valuable, they can be intimidating for the
> >neophyte.
>
> Catacombs?!! Argh. That is not the impression I've wanted. I want them easy
> to access and I don't like them to be thought of as halls of dead things.
How about a maze than? You know, like in the garden, formed from living
plants?
> I think the newcomers are often the biggest users of the files as they
> don't say I know all that stuff already.
This difficulty comes in being new to SCA or computers and not having a
framework to hang the search on. Not realizing that question A might be
answered in a file specifically about A, but there will also be interesting
information in sub-file C of file B. Learning to use your search engine
helped. Learning to search for related words helped more. It's an experience
thing. that's why I think referencing specific files in the FAQ, rather than
the Florilegium as a whole, is good. Gets people in there and used to the
looks of things.
> If you have any suggestions for
> how I might make the files less intimidating, I would certainly be
> interested in any suggestions.
Do you have "Search Also" followed by more "keywords" at the bottom of any
files? That could be handy, though I can understand another layer of drudgery
for you.
Bonne
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