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'''Tolkien FAQ''' aka '''The Tolkien Frequently Asked Questions List''' has been an electronic document online since the early 1990s. | '''Tolkien FAQ''' aka '''The Tolkien Frequently Asked Questions List''' has been an electronic document online since the early 1990s. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
It was compiled in [[1993]] 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]]. | It was compiled in [[1993]] 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<ref>The links are dead and are included only for historical purposes</ref>. 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== | ==Structure== | ||
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As of [[2009]], the Newsgroups FAQ is still expanded, maintained and updated and presently has a different structure. | As of [[2009]], the Newsgroups FAQ is still expanded, maintained and updated and presently has a different structure. | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[http://tolkien.slimy.com/tfaq/ Tolkien FAQ] on the [[Steuard Jensen]]'s Tolkien page; provides internal links to the LessFAQ and the Newsgroup FAQ. | *[http://tolkien.slimy.com/tfaq/ Tolkien FAQ] on the [[Steuard Jensen]]'s Tolkien page; provides internal links to the LessFAQ and the Newsgroup FAQ. | ||
[[category:Websites]] | [[category:Websites]] | ||
Revision as of 01:53, 11 November 2010
Tolkien FAQ aka The Tolkien Frequently Asked Questions List has been an electronic document online since the early 1990s.
History
It was compiled in 1993 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[1]. 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 contains the following 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.
As of the last (1996) version of the FAQ, some entries are noted to be "in their final form" while others are noted as "being unrevised" and still remain so.
Legacy
In the late 1990s, Steuard Jensen, created a "Newsgroups FAQ" which contains questions, hints and guidelines concerning membership and behavior in the Usenet newgroups rec.arts.books.tolkien and alt.fan.tolkien. The third section contained both parts of the FAQ, and expanded by a new third part titled "The Great Debates"; this new part summarized common hot topics of discussion and possible solutions to the controversies.
As of 2009, the Newsgroups FAQ is still expanded, maintained and updated and presently has a different structure.
References
- ↑ The links are dead and are included only for historical purposes
External links
- Tolkien FAQ on the Steuard Jensen's Tolkien page; provides internal links to the LessFAQ and the Newsgroup FAQ.
