[cl-faq] overall structure of the faq

[Nikodemus Siivola]

Robb Aley Allan <robb-lists at helical.com> writes:

> I thought it might be useful to propose an overall structure for a  
> new Lisp faq, and begin to fill it in. Such a structure might allow  

I'm replying at a random point -- not to this message specifically.

I'm somewhat concerned that many of the questions aren't FA -- and
many of the sections in the proposed structure don't IMO belong in an
FAQ at all: When was the last time someone who should look in an FAQ
asked about _history_ of CL?

 Q: History of Lisp?
 A: See "Evolution of Lisp" <url here>

I think it might be healthy to reserve the FAQ for actual FAQs, and
possibly have a separate "Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About
Lisp And Was Afraid To Ask" or similar, which could address things
newbies should know but seldom come to think of -- IFAQ, if you will.

Cheers,

  -- Nikodemus              Schemer: "Buddha is small, clean, and serious."
                   Lispnik: "Buddha is big, has hairy armpits, and laughs."