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diff --git a/modules/faq.module b/modules/faq.module index 80fe80ac0..d4c0b1d81 100644 --- a/modules/faq.module +++ b/modules/faq.module @@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ function faq_page() { <DT><B><A NAME=\"moderation\">Why moderation, trust metrics and collaborative filtering?</A></B></DT> <DD>To help individuals and communities address the challenges of information overload.<P>As each new piece of information competes for attention, people quickly tend to become overwhelmed and seek assistance in identifying the most interesting, worthwhile, valuable or entertaining items. Not to mention the fact, reader-contributed content and other levels of interactivity tend to become chaotic, bloated and disreputable.<P>Therefor, we decided to develop a public system powered by a community that aims to bring quality content to everyone's attention and to filter out all junk: to <I>sort the wheat from the chaff</I>. The output should be something clean and homogenized featuring quality content, and should slide down the gullet far more easily. Another objective is to provide a customized service according to public and individual preferences, whether expressed or inferred.<P>Yes, you are right: it all sounds a bit idealistic, not to mention hypothetical. However, don't get this wrong: this isn't a new concept, various such systems exist nowadays (like <A HREF=\"http://slashdot.org/\">slashdot.org</A> or <A HREF=\"http://www.kuro5hin.org/\">kuro5hin.org</A>). We just happen to want our own system.<P>Last but not least we, the $site_name team, don't want the responsibility to manually review each post and to select the ones worthy. Systematic editing by individual editors is nice and dandy if they get paid for it or if you they some time to kill. After all, we are not writers, critics nor reviewers for that matter; we are programmers, designers and technicians.<P></DD> - + <DT><B>How does submission moderation work?</B></DT> <DD>Anyone who drops in and has some news or some thoughts they'd like to share, can submit new content for consideration. After someone has submitted something, their story is added to a queue. All registered users can access this list of pending stories, that is, stories that have been submitted, but do not yet appear on the public front page. Those registered users can vote whether they think the story should be posted or not. When enough people vote to post a story, the story is pushed over the threshold and up it goes on the public page. On the other hand, when too many people voted to drop a story, the story will get trashed.<P></DD> @@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ function faq_page() { <DT><B>What is your disclaimer?</B></DT> <DD>All messages made available (including any discussion groups and bulletin boards) and any opinions, advice, statements or other information contained in any messages posted or transmitted by any third party are the responsibility of the author of that message and not of $site_name. The fact that a particular message is posted on or transmitted using this website does not mean that $site_name has endorsed that message in any way or verified the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of any message.<P>Furthermore, all persons who use $site_name are advised not to use them for solicitation or any other commercial purposes. We make no representation regarding the merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose of any message posted by any third party. Users are encouraged to seek the advice of their appropriate professional advisors, when evaluating the information contained in any message. $site_name is not responsible for any defamatory, offensive or illegal conduct of any user.<P></DD> - + <DT><B>What are your terms and conditions?</B></DT> <DD> This website includes threaded discussion groups and discussion forums which allow feedback to $site_name and real-time interaction between the persons who use this service. The responsibility for any opinions, advice, statements or other information contained in any messages posted or transmitted by any third party on this website resides solely with the author.<P> |