Writing an FAQ

Phil Payne quattro at isham-research.com
Mon Nov 12 11:49:17 EST 2001


> The value I find in the answers from list members is the practical
> advice, the 'gotchas', the methods that have been tried and discarded or
> proven to work. Manuals such as Bentley, and especially the Haynes
> series tell you what to do and the order to do it in, but not how to do
> it, nor why you are doing it.

Nor do they take account of age, corrosion, etc., not do any of them discuss
the pros and cons of secondhand parts.

They also don't cross-reference each other - as far as I know Haynes
(otherwise the low end of the scale) is the only one to document changing an
ignition lock cylinder.

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