Phil Addison wrote:
On Sat, 28 Jan 2006 13:50:43 GMT, in uk.d-i-y "nrh"
wrote:

In ,
Ian Stirling scribed:
Andy Hall wrote:
On Fri, 27 Jan 2006 20:59:36 GMT, Phil Addison
wrote:

I am getting an increasing number of queries emailed directly to me (two
today), in spite of admonitions on the FAQ site not to. Sometimes I can
answer these questions easily enough, but for the majority I refer them
back to the newsgroup. This has become common enough to need a standard
reply and to that end I have put the following text together.

snip
If possible ask your question on the uk.d-i-y newsgroup before mailing
me - I am *not* the FAQ, just the editor (see "How to Access the
uk.d-i-y Newsgroup" below). In the unlikely event that you have no luck
there, email me again and I will try to give advice, although I am only
the site maintainer and not an expert in all topics. If you do not know
how to access the newsgroup please study the following advice.

I just edit the FAQ, and am not an expert in all topics.

If you can't find the answer in the FAQ, ask on (link to google)uk.d-i-y.

Please only mail me if you find errors or have contributions for the FAQ.


Well, the above have cut it to the bone, some even more so.

I want to retain a degree of friendliness, bearing in mind that those
that email me do so because they (a) have a real problem (b) have never
heard of usenet and (c) need hand-holding if they are to reach us here.

So perhaps a little less terse?

"
I'm the FAQs editor, and arn't a DIY expert, so if you have other
questions then the best place for you to find the answers is
the usenet group(link to google)uk.d-i-y, where this FAQ began,
and where you can contact most of the contributors.

Alternatively, see the 'further help' section.

Mail me if you find errors or have contributions. Thanks!
"