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I was one that as opposed to an FAQ section. Stevie hit it on the head. Too many times I've seen people ask a question only to shrugged off to that FAQ. I've even seen it go as far as a moderator telling the poster to go to the FAQ and then locking the thread. Discussion can be retarded. I believe we learn more through discussion even if the question has been asked and answered 25,000 times.

Charles, your latest proposal may be a more viable solution.

BTW, when you created this forum did you imagin it growing into what it has become or growing as rapidly?

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Hey! that's my gig. See here's another one.

Generally I am against an FAQ section in a forum type of environment. If it is administered properly it can work to everyone's benefit. From what I have seen that isn't always the case. It seems that FAQ sections often retard good discussion and when someone asks a question they are often just flooded with, sometimes downright rude, responses to just see the FAQ, or "that has been asked again" As an example there is a popular gun related forum who's moderators will lock a thread with nothing more than "that has been asked before", but when someone does a search and posts that old topic the that person get locked out or banned for posting to an old thread.

There are always new people with new and old questions. One of the benefits of this forum has been the discussion. Often some of those discussions have brought new insights or information even though the original post was a question that has been asked before.

I am not opposed to an FAQ section if it is administered correctly, which I have no doubt it would be here.

Any, just MHO.