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'''Tolkien FAQ''' aka '''The Tolkien Frequently Asked Questions List''' has been an electronic document online since the mid-1990s. It was compiled by [[William D.B. Loos]], while [[Carl F. Hostetter]] and [[Wayne G. Hammond]] are credited among the editors of the FAQ. Presumably, it originated from the Tolkien Newsgroups in [[Wikipedia:Usenet|Usenet]] and from there circulated through mailing lists, BBSs and several websites. Traditional addresses of the FAQ of around that time were http://ganet.acns,fssu.edu/~gsl9286/aft/faq/ and http://www.daimi.aau.dk/~bouvin/tolkienfaq.html. One version of the FAQ was updated on 28 [[March]] of [[1994]], while the last (and as of yet, final) revision was made on 8 [[July]] of [[1996]]. | '''Tolkien FAQ''' aka '''The Tolkien Frequently Asked Questions List''' has been an electronic document online since the mid-1990s. | ||
==History== | |||
It was compiled by [[William D.B. Loos]], while [[Carl F. Hostetter]] and [[Wayne G. Hammond]] are credited among the editors of the FAQ. Presumably, it originated from the Tolkien Newsgroups in [[Wikipedia:Usenet|Usenet]] and from there circulated through mailing lists, BBSs and several websites. Traditional addresses of the FAQ of around that time were http://ganet.acns,fssu.edu/~gsl9286/aft/faq/ and http://www.daimi.aau.dk/~bouvin/tolkienfaq.html. One version of the FAQ was updated on 28 [[March]] of [[1994]], while the last (and as of yet, final) revision was made on 8 [[July]] of [[1996]]. | |||
==Structure== | |||
The document is composed of two parts; each part is composed of the sections: | |||
*Tolkien And His Work | |||
*(General History of Middle-earth) | |||
*Hobbits | |||
*Elves | |||
*Dwarves | |||
*Istari (Wizards) | |||
*Enemies | |||
*Miscellaneous | |||
The | The main part contains questions (and answers) concerning Tolkien, his work, and details concerning ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' and ''[[The Hobbit]]''; the second part, called LessFAQ, contains questions on more obscure topics, usually having to do with ''[[The Silmarillion]]'' or ''[[Unfinished Tales]]'' and contains the section "General History of Middle-earth". Some websites reproduced the FAQ as one single part. | ||
Some entries of the FAQ are noted to be "in their final form" while others are noted as "being unrevised" and still remain so. | |||
[[category:Websites]] | [[category:Websites]] | ||
Revision as of 01:38, 11 November 2010
Tolkien FAQ aka The Tolkien Frequently Asked Questions List has been an electronic document online since the mid-1990s.
History
It was compiled by William D.B. Loos, while Carl F. Hostetter and Wayne G. Hammond are credited among the editors of the FAQ. Presumably, it originated from the Tolkien Newsgroups in Usenet and from there circulated through mailing lists, BBSs and several websites. Traditional addresses of the FAQ of around that time were http://ganet.acns,fssu.edu/~gsl9286/aft/faq/ and http://www.daimi.aau.dk/~bouvin/tolkienfaq.html. One version of the FAQ was updated on 28 March of 1994, while the last (and as of yet, final) revision was made on 8 July of 1996.
Structure
The document is composed of two parts; each part is composed of the sections:
- Tolkien And His Work
- (General History of Middle-earth)
- Hobbits
- Elves
- Dwarves
- Istari (Wizards)
- Enemies
- Miscellaneous
The main part contains questions (and answers) concerning Tolkien, his work, and details concerning The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit; the second part, called LessFAQ, contains questions on more obscure topics, usually having to do with The Silmarillion or Unfinished Tales and contains the section "General History of Middle-earth". Some websites reproduced the FAQ as one single part.
Some entries of the FAQ are noted to be "in their final form" while others are noted as "being unrevised" and still remain so.
