While I think that the "FAQ" as outlined by swanoir was presented tongue in cheek ('the humus'), many of the subsequent comments and/or links to threads that could/should be included in a FAQ were presented in a more serious tone. And maybe they do make sense as a foundation to a real LD forum FAQ. But I've also sensed something else in these comments that may contribute to the apparent lack of communication between new posters seeking advice and those that regularly frequent this forum and offer it. And that is that the long checklist provided by Miss R must be (or should be) answered in detail before posting. Well, of course not! But it is definitely something worth reviewing and giving some thought to. This checklist, or something very similar, is what most designers utilize when first meeting with a prospective client. It gives them a feeling for what the client wants to do with the property, how they intend to use it, what they hope to get out of it and how much effort (time/$$) are they are intending to put into it. Hopefully, reviewing an outline or checklist such as this could help to refine and focus some of those blank slate questions and even educate those new posters totally unfamiliar with the process the degree of complexity, the number of variables and exactly what is involved in the formulation of a landscape design. Even DIY landscape texts intended for the homeowner with no previous design or landscaping experience offer similar checklists to get one started thinking about the process. Obviously, this is overkill for those questions that are more issue-specific, but I think very appropriate for those that are much broader and far less focused.

One question that could be included in the FAQ is How do I preserve dried and pressed flowers so they last longer? A helpful answer could explain that keeping flowers away from direct sunlight, humidity, and excessive handling helps maintain their color and shape over time. Many people also store delicate pieces in shadow boxes, glass frames, or decorative arrangements to protect them from dust. It may also be useful to share examples of how dried flowers are used in home décor, greeting cards, and handmade projects. DriedFlowers&Decor often showcase creative arrangement ideas, which can inspire beginners without making the process feel overwhelming. Including practical tips for storage, preservation, and simple display methods would make this FAQ especially useful for newcomers to the forum.

I just reviewed them and I don't see any that were deleted, the one on varieties should be since it's quite obsolete, and I don't see any major chages in ones that were here before but I do see several that were uploaded by Tamara who is the Moderator here. Tamara, when I list them and indicate that some of yours I feel are incomplete I think it's fair to say that you did try to recruit some folks and I guess no one did, and I certainly didn't b'c I was heavily involved with the addition of all the ones you see that were uploaded by Paul and have the list of user names indicating who helped with each FAQ. And that was a serious and long process that I wouldn't wish on anyone b/c of the need for the inclusion of everyone ( see below). What happened was back in maybe 1999 or 2000 the participants here decided that some new FAQ's should be done. No one volunteered to coordinate, so I did. So first we made a list of the FAQ's we thought needed to be done, then tackled them one by one. We never completed the suggested FAQ's b'c just doing the ones we did took forever. The major problem was that I'm an egalitarian and wanted input from ALL who were GW members at the time and wanted to help which was also the opinion of most here at the time, while there were a few who wanted the FAQ's to be written by one person, with no input from anyone, and almost all of us did not want to do that at all. Even though at some sites someone will do that so all you get is one person's opinion on various FAQ's. With that background I'll just go thru them in order: Det vs indet, that was here when I came BER, ditto Varieties, ditto and should be deleted IMO Blossom Drop, here when I came Prune, here already, I think Tomato Pests, maybe here, can't remember, but belongs in that Forum, not here, IMO Different Leaves, I wrote most and Paul uploaded Cross pollination, we did that and paul uploaded it Start From Seed, we did it, uploaded by Paul Seed Starting II, uploaded by Tamara, new and takes the above to the garden in a somewhat abbreviated manner Upside down, new, uploaded by Tamara Cracking, new, uploaded by Tamara and in my opinion is incomplete b'c there are three kinds of splitting, some genetic, some not Ferts, new, uploaded by Tamara, ditto on incomplete So that's how I see it and again, when I say incomplete I guess it's my own darn fault for not volunteering to generate a list of new FAQ's to be done and then coordinating the writing of them and uploading. But not JUST my fault b'c it's clear that none of the participants who read/post here volunteered so Tamara decided to do it herself. One clarification. Even where I said I wrote most of the leaf one, the final FAQ's that we did here and were uploaded were initially approved, after some serious haggling, LOL, by EVERYONE so that all opinions were taken under consideration in the final form of each uploaded FAQ. Carolyn

Well, I suppose the regular forum users would become pretty familiar with the content and could refer others to the appropriate place. I imagine it being used for things like dealing with particular pests/diseases with homemade remedies etc. And if it really turns out to be an unused addition I'll just ask Spike to remove it.