From: OhioHondo (ohiohondo@columbus.rr.com)
Date: Sun Feb 23 2003 - 16:33:36 GMT-3
I think the FAQ idea is a good one, however..... I also believe there is
another issue. Teaching/Instructing is a darn good way to learn -- to
solidify your thoughts on a subject and express them to another.
Everyone on this forum is in a different place in their CCIE lab
preparation. For those on the last legs of their study preparation, these
"simple", oft answered questions might be an annoyance. To others they are a
learning opportunity both the the one who asks the question and the one(s)
who answer it. Seeing others' points of view on a subject, or seeing where
our study partners might be mis-directed so we can help or "answering a
question" and being corrected by someone who has a better grasp of the
technology -- these are all valuable.
I agree that some of the questioners should do more research prior to asking
their questions. They should not take the easy way out and expect a total
explanation of a technology to come from this forum. (Incidentally, this
approach probably confuses them rather than help because of the multitude of
answers that are typically given.) But I also believe that anyone should be
allowed to ask any question --- for all of the good reasons mentioned above.
Note --- It's not the questions that are the majority of the e-mails that I
receive from this forum. It's the multitude of answers, requests for
clarification on a question, etc. In other words, it's the ones that are
trying to help, or the ones that are trying to discuss that are creating the
majority of the e-mails. This is not necessarily a bad thing -- however
e-mail is not a good media for holding discussions.
Here is another scenario that causes extended strings on a single string. I
have been guilty of causing this one. Sometimes a question is too open ended
(not specific enough)and I provide an answer that is not complete or cover
all the possibilities -- because I don't take the time to cover all the
possibilites on the open ended question. I have to applaud people like Kym
Blair who consistantly take the time to first clarify the question and then
give a full answer to these queries. (There are others but Kym is a great
example.) Giving complete answers cuts down on the entire discussion.
Just one more time --- the majority of the e-mails are answers to questions.
Some of the answers are just comraderie, friendly banter, between ourselves.
This social aspect of the forum, between all of those 'bleeding' through
their CCIE preparation, also has a value.
With the CCO, archives and all the other resources available for study --
the CCIE groupstudy has its' place. Adding a FAQ's, that has accurate and
complete explanations, can't be a bad thing. But it is redundant to many
other possible sources of non-interactive information. (Well e-mail, pseudo
interactive)
Just my 2 cents.........
-----Original Message-----
From: nobody@groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody@groupstudy.com]On Behalf Of
ray_gan74@hotmail.com
Sent: Sunday, February 23, 2003 11:53 AM
To: Sean; ccielab@groupstudy.com
Subject: Re: Suggestion - FAQ of CCIE Lab
I think its a great idea! That way if there is a question that has been
answered many times before we can just refer them to the FAQ. In addition
we won't see anymore pissed off threads why people always ask the same
question.
Ray
----- Original Message -----
From: "Sean" <groupstudyccielab@datalion.com>
To: <ccielab@groupstudy.com>
Sent: Sunday, February 23, 2003 7:05 AM
Subject: Suggestion - FAQ of CCIE Lab
> Since many on the list think subscribers should search and/or research
more
> instead of asking same basic question repeatedly, I suggest we compile an
> FAQ for CCIE Lab takers. It should be posted to this list frequently, say
> every month or quarter depending on the resource we have.
>
> A few days ago, someone wanted to collect CCIE Lab gotcha, and those study
> points can be good candidate for the FAQ. What do you think?
>
> Sean
> CCIE 90XX
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