FAQ's (Frequently Asked Questions) - GED/GSA 579

   FAQ's stand for "frequently asked questions."   The term probably originated with Usenet Newsgroup listings.  New people to these discussion groups were asking the same old questions on the topics covered.   FAQ's helped keep topic discussions from needlessly reviewing the same questions from "newbees."
   Listservs (email discussion groups) often have FAQ's.  FAQ's now arise in many information contexts, including personal web sites.
   Evaluation/Authority:  How does one judge authority on these FAQ's?   Generally, you can't know the authority.  One thing you can generally count on, that any mis-information is generally found by other members of the online community.   I believe you can trust the general information.  The listing of Daveid Letterman's FAQ site's birthday can be assumed to be corrrect, for example.

FAQ's About FAQ's @ http://www.faqs.org/faqs/faqs/about-faqs/
From: What are FAQ's: "From their humble beginnings as a way to prevent stupid questions
from being asked on the newsgroups (yeah, I'm sure this really
helped!), FAQs have become a form of contemporary literature - an art
form spawned from the Internet. Today you'll find FAQs popping up
just about anywhere - that is, anywhere there are frequently asked
questions, and frequently answered answers. Anyone can write a FAQ,
many people read them, and everyone benefits. Can't beat that with a
stick".

Finding FAQ's

Usenet FAQ Archive @ http://www.faqs.org/faqs/
This archive contains Usenet Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) postings in Hypertext format and in FTP archive textual format. Select the format that best serves your purposes.

FAQ Finder @ http://members.tripod.com/~FAQ_Home/
Broader than just newsgroups

Google's Usenet Newsgroup searchable Archives @ http://groups.google.com/googlegroups/deja_announcement.html 
Use ADVANCE GROUP SEARCH and put FAQ in the subject line.