question-answer-examples

Question & Answer Examples

Examples of questions & answers on web pages.

Contributors

Andy Mabbett

General

• Google search for "faq"
• http://microformats.org/wiki/faq - this 'wiki'
  • Note use of list of Qs as table of contents, then repeated with respective answers.
• http://www.met.police.uk/dataprotection/faq.htm
• http://mnnc.net/faq
  • use of definition list, dl/dt/dd tags
• http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html
  • uses definition lists, dl/dt/dd tags
• http://www.mozilla.org/support/firefox/faq
  • another definition list based Q/A example
• http://www.sun.com/software/opensource/java/faq.jsp
  • question/answer indicated by class of divs
• http://www.webstandards.org/learn/faq/
  • complex, outline style with questions grouped in hierarchies

Multi-page FAQs

• http://www.nhs.uk/England/NoAppointmentNeeded/WalkInCentres/Default.aspx
  • Lists of questions on one page, repeated, singly, with single answer on separate page.

Questions lacking specificity

• http://www.ratemds.com/faq.jsp
  • What is the purpose of this site?
    • could be: what is the purpose of ratemds.com?
  • Who can rate?
    • "Who can rate MDs on ratemds.com?
  • What is your privacy policy?
    • What is the privacy policy of ratemds.com?

Supplementary questions

• http://incompetech.com/gallimaufry/leap.html
  • several examples, e.g. "What makes you think that's the correct rule?"

Non-questioning questions

• http://www.sfgate.com/chronicle/faq.shtml
  • "sign me up" (the last item)

See also

• question-answer-brainstorming