The long-pending FAQ tab has now been implemented. It has been initialized with a set of questions sent by our Admin Kishor, as gleaned and searched from prior Blog Entries. (Thanks a lot, Kishor).
The FAQ section in this site is based on a brand new original concept, being tried out here in this site. Conventional wisdom is that questions are added to the FAQ, and then people write out answers. This is often a tedious and laborious exercise. In places like Wikipedia there is only one answer paragraph/page which is repetitively edited.
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more... this site, the FAQ works in an "opposite manner". In our Blog Forum, discussions are already happening on various topics, sometimes in answer to questions, and sometimes more in a free-wheeling manner not particularly as responses to questions. So, the answers are already available!! But we don't know the questions?
Each Blog Post Entry, each Blog Post Reply is considered as a potential answer unit which can be associated with an appropriate FAQ question. Admins will see a new link "Add to FAQ" against each Blog Post reply or entry. If applicable, just click on it and associate that reply with the appropriate question. If the question does not already exist, please go ahead and create a new question.
All answers first appear in the Blog Forum, and only after that can they be associated to a question. However, please only add those Blog Posts relevant to the question. Do not add "conversational" posts that do not directly answer the question. Numerous Blog Posts can be associated with each FAQ question, each providing a different perspective. Even news articles can be associated with FAQ questions. Also, the same Blog Post can be associated with many related FAQ questions.
FAQ Categories: FAQ Categories are being compiled. Suggestions on new categories welcome.
As an example, this particular Blog Entry itself describes what the FAQ section is and how it works. So, this entry first appears in the Blog Forum as an announcement. After that, this Entry will be added to FAQ, and associated to a new FAQ question. (What is FAQ? How does it work?).
As with other features, this feature will rapidly evolve in the coming weeks. Coming soon: Associating News Entries with FAQ.
In the beginning, this new method may seem non-intuitive. Please bear with us, and you may soon get familiar with how this works.
Feedback, questions and suggestions welcome.