There's a large debate in the CB right now.
"Do anonmonks really involve themselves with the community of PM?"
"How do we deal with anonymous monks who steals our preciousssesss?"
"The FAQSes they do not read! Take the advice and leave the do, Ssss!"
OK, some of this may be influenced by the LotR trailer I just finished watching. I admit it, but I'm not ashamed.

However, there were some very serious and good points made about how to keep from cluttering the monastery with FAQ nodes, especially when they come from people who find themselves in a short term emergency, and will never really grace the monastery with their wisdom or experience. Being generous people, should we deny them answers? I don't think so, and I don't think I'd like perlmonks if it became a jaded clique of snotty experts where the mantra became "RTFM".

What to do?

I suggest that the approval nodelet gain a new function : the FAQ checkbox and textfield. When this box is checked,

Further, this idea would allow for "unFAQing". If I, misunderstanding a question, FAQ it in error, I or any other friar+ should be able to check FAQ with no node listed to restore it to top level node status. I understand this may be technically challenging.

comments?

In reply to Adding "FAQ" to the approval nodelet by boo_radley

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