Talk:FAQ/@comment-3196848-20101110001315/@comment-3196848-20101110161026

Alternatively...

Keeping the old numbering system may become cumbersome in the future. I know of a few ways to maintain compatibility with the old numbering scheme, while allowing the FAQ to grow or change (in order of increasing complexity):


 * Section names could be modified to include the number identifier from the old scheme.
 * Redirect pages could be created, that are named according to the old scheme, but link to sections based on the new scheme. Mediawiki section links are based on the section name, so this would only need to be updated when section names change (that is, infrequently, hopefully).
 * Common FAQ sections could be copied to standalone pages, which would be named according to the old scheme, but also placed ("transcluded") in the main FAQ document, according to the new scheme. With mediawiki "templates" and "transclusion", content can be edited in only one place, but viewed on different pages.

All of these would probably be confusing to newcomers, as they would see competing numbering schemes - this is why the simplest solution is what I described in the parent comment.

If TMW were so inclined, they could put a URL-rewriting redirect at the original FAQ URL, to keep all the old CSSM FAQ links working properly. This may be asking too much.

These are just suggestions for anyone who feels the need to make such changes - I think the current format is fine.