From Brett McCormick Sent Sat, Jun 20th 1998, 02:31
From Brett McCormick Sent Sat, Jun 20th 1998, 02:31
basically, I'd do it like this: go through the entire IDM archive, and pull out the interested bits. make the following sections in the faq: 1) The "I" in IDM would basically re-iterate the list welcome message. 2) history the history of IDM. certainly not definitive by any means, but hopefully to become the best history of electronic music. newcomers to the list should know who kraftwerk is (I didn't), and other "important stuff" pertaining to our history. 3) recurring threads, religious wars, stuff NOT to post on vinyl vs. cd would go here 4) labels sections on warp, rephlex, skam, and other godly labels worthy of worship ;) 5) artists sections on ae (of course), black dog, atom heart, and other artists this would help on "is artist-a also artist-b?" and who is really behind artist-a? 6) essentials all the top albums, artists and "songs that make you cry" lists would go here. would include the official results of IDM polls as well as informal queries. this is last, because it should be read last. 7) other resources websites, zines, reviews, other mailing lists, etc There would be no Aphex Twin in the artists section, as he has his own faq, which would just be mentioned in place. yes, it is a huge undertaking. is it worth it? probably. I'm willing to help, as I wouldn't mind reading the archives The only way to make the history part work is if we all team up. Otherwise, it'll be His-Story :) (I say "his" because of history. its a pun. I didn't make it up) --brett On Fri, 19 June 1998, at 20:57:18, GamePrg. wrote: > I would be willing to do it.. > > but I dunno where to start.. maybe everyone can send some suggestions of > all the things that should be in the FAQ.