If a tutorial or otherwise instructive piece of information is written and posted into a weblog, what is the best method to use to update it?
1) Edit the original post to include the changes, then make a new post linking to the old one and announcing that the item has been changed. Pros: Most up-to-date content remains in the same location. Cons: Historical information is lost due to the edit of the post.
2) Post the updated content as a new entry. Annouce in the new entry that it is an updated version of an older entry and link to the older entry. Edit the older entry to announce that newer information is available. Pros: Historical information is kept. Cons: The newest information constantly changes locations.
3) Make a separate page to hold the tutorial. When announcing the information in the weblog, simply provide a link to the location of the tutorial. When the information is updated, one need only post another link announcing its update. Pros: Official location for the information is constant. Historical information is preserved by means of annoucing the changes in the weblog while keeping the data in a separate location. Cons: One must realize that the information they are writing may need to be altered in the future in order to gain the most value from this method.
What do you think?
