# FAQ FAQ FAQ ... why is there no FAQ?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/faq-faq-faq-why-is-there-no-faq/98285>\
**Category:** About This Message Board\
**Created:** [March 14, 2002, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/faq-faq-faq-why-is-there-no-faq/98285 "2002-03-14T16:06:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![toadspittle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c0e974/32.png) [@toadspittle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/toadspittle)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2002, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/faq-faq-faq-why-is-there-no-faq/98285/1 "2002-03-14T16:06:13Z")

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And I don’t mean the one on posting protocols that’s in this forum, or the one on how the board itself functions (that button at the top of the page).

Why is there no FAQ for questions that have actually been asked on this board? If the system’s resources are being taxed every time someone asks a question that’s been posted a gajillion times or tries to use the less-than-perfect search function, why not create a FAQ list? Viewing a web page has to be less a strain than forcing the server to run a search.

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**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2002, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/faq-faq-faq-why-is-there-no-faq/98285/2 "2002-03-14T16:24:40Z")

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Because no one ever took the time to do it.