Time to update our FAQ?

Question

The basic text in our FAQ describing what's on topic comes from the original Area 51 proposal for our site. In the first few months of our beta, we added a bit referring people to on-off-topic on meta and reference on the site, but haven't otherwise changed it.

I think that instead of referring people to some meta threads, we should spell out what is and is not on-topic right there in the FAQ. I also think it's long enough since we had any real changes to defining what is on and off topic that we can safely put it in the FAQ.

I've gotten a bit of inspiration from:

• The Stack Overflow FAQ
• The DBA FAQ
• Current Server Fault FAQ
• Proposed update to Server Fault FAQ

Here is the current text from the FAQ that we can change (the rest isn't ours to touch):

Bicycles - Stack Exchange is for people who build and repair bicycles, people who train cycling, or commute on bicycles.

If you're not quite sure if your question is on topic, consider looking at meta questions tagged [on-off-topic] where the community has discussed what questions are appropriate for this site.

If your question is fairly basic, you might find the answer in one of our growing reference pages. Also, feel free to link to these in your questions and answers, particularly the entries in the terminology index if you'd rather not re-invent the two-wheeler.

Answer 1

Working Draft

Bicycles - Stack Exchange is for people who build and repair bicycles, train bicycling, or commute on bicycles.

If you have a question about...

• Riding technique or training, on any surface, with any bicycle
• Bicycle safety, or fit
• Maintenance, modification, assembly, or building
• Bicycle parts, clothes, security, or bicycle-specific gadgets
• Understanding the tactics, strategies and rules of bicycle racing
• Specific types of bikes or types of riding: mountain bikes, road bikes, hybrids, folding bikes, recumbents, or even tricycles or unicycles
• Questions about being or becoming a bicycle commuter

... then you are in the right place to ask your question!

But this is not the right place to ask about...

• Following professional racing (who will win, etc.)
• General fitness, losing weight or getting in shape (ask on Fitness instead)
• Designing, building or modifying an electronic gadget (ask on Electronics Engineering instead)
• Anything primarily powered by a motor instead of you (ask on Mechanics instead instead)