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Q: What is hahi? A: hahi provides simple tips for improving everyday life in a user-friendly format.
A: We live in an era of seemingly strange names for web sites, computer programs and various other products, including many of the most successful ones. Examples include blog, eBay, Google, i-pod, The GIMP and wiki, to name just a few. However, many of them may have some logical basis, or at least they may seem less funny as we get used to them. The name hahi is designed to be simple, easy to remember and to the point.
A: Let your imagination run wild. It could stand for handy hints or helpful and handy information. Or it could be Japanese for waves and sun. It is also the name of a town in Ethiopia.
A: There are several reasons. One is that hahi is designed to be more user-friendly and convenient. For example, it is completely cross-indexed, so that it is easy to find the desired information. Also, it is not cluttered with annoying banner ads, which makes pages easier to read and allows them to download much faster. In addition, hahi attempts to provide only truly useful tips.
A: hahi is provided as a public service. Its main goal is to make it easy for people wherever they are to find basic information that helps make life easier, safer, healthier and more enjoyable. It is also designed to help make the web more useful and convenient.
A: hahi is designed as a public service, and thus, in contrast to other sites that provide somewhat comparable information, it is not designed primarily for advertising. hahi will consider accepting non-advertising sponsorship to cover the costs of developing and running the site. If advertising is implemented at some future date, it must be non-obtrusive and not detract from the overall appearance or usability of the site.
A: It is initially based mainly on multi-generational knowledge and experience that has been accumulated by its authors and their parents and grandparents as well as by friends and neighbors and their parents and grandparents, etc. However, the goal is for most of the information to be provided by users in the future.
A: It is easy. Please visit the page Add/Edit hahi and follow the instructions there.
A: hahi's approach to dealing with these problems is to have editors screen contributions and rewrite them if necessary. Although certainly more troublesome than allowing anyone to add to or modify the site at will, it is worth the extra effort because it will ensure that only the truly useful suggestions are added, that a consistent style is used, and that there is no vandalism.
A: In addition to making it as useful as possible, the main goals with regard to the content are (1) to make certain that it is widely available and (2) to make certain that it is not copied by other sites and crammed with advertisements merely as a means of generating revenue. The first goal is attained by the nature of the Internet and the fact that this site can be viewed anywhere that an Internet connection is available. The second is attained through the protection provided by copyright laws. Various license types, such as the GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) and the Creative Commons License will be studied to see if their application would benefit both the users of hahi and that subset of the public that contributes to it.
A: There are several ways to find information on hahi. Which is best depends on the user and the particular situation. The ways include using the various on-site indexes, following links in hahi articles and searching on web search engines, such as Google. For more detailed information, see the page How to Use hahi.
A: It could be viewed as being the absence of unnecessary clutter rather than spartan. Reducing clutter makes a site easier to use and facilitates finding the desired information. There are many web sites that have a lot of clutter; however, there are many people who prefer not having clutter. The absence of clutter also reflects the guiding philosophy of hahi, which is about simplicity without any loss of functionality, or, perhaps, with even increased functionality. Sometimes this is referred to as elegant simplicity.
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Created September 30, 2006. |