Talk:FAQ For The Bogleheads Forum

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Should this be FAQs from the Bogleheads Forum? Also, I think we should split the answer to each question into its own article. Some questions may require a long answer.

A hearty welcome aboard, tfb. This post originated over at the test wiki, as primary author grabiner used the medium to present a working draft model for a FAQ post to be stickied on the forum. This accounts for the title. The best option for handling answers that require elaboration beyond a summary answer is to create a page for the article and link it into the summary. This is likely to prove the near optimal solution since it retains easy readability and easier navigation. Blbarnitz 13:36, 28 May 2008 (EDT)

Barry's idea corresponds to my own vision of the page as well. Questions in this FAQ should have a reasonable answer in about two paragraphs, so that the FAQ itself can be available where posters will see it, and doesn't get too long. (In particular, general questions about asset allocation cannot be answered in two paragraphs, so they do not appear in the FAQ.) Many of the FAQ questions already have links to full pages with more detailed answers, and some have been split to put their longer answers on separate pages already; I did this with Paying down loans versus investing and may do it with the decision of whether to keep a taxable fund. Grabiner 21:19, 28 May 2008 (EDT)

Got it. I like the "short answer plus long answer when necessary" approach. Thanks. Tfb 22:15, 28 May 2008 (EDT)