# FAQ vs Rules/Guidelines **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/faq-vs-rules-guidelines/85199 **Category:** UX **Created:** [April 12, 2018, 11:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/faq-vs-rules-guidelines/85199 "2018-04-12T23:14:46Z") **Posts on this page:** 7 **Page:** 1
### Author: ![BlackKnob](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/blackknob/32/93549_2.png) [@BlackKnob](https://meta.discourse.org/u/BlackKnob) #### Post date: [April 12, 2018, 11:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/faq-vs-rules-guidelines/85199/1 "2018-04-12T23:14:46Z")
IMO, Discourse linking /faq and /guidelines to the same address is misleading. The default **FAQ/Guidelines** post is actually **Forum Rules and Guidelines** , not a FAQ. - Forum Guidelines is a mandatory, legal document, answering a question: _What will get me banned?_ - FAQ is an informative document, answering a question like: _How can I switch to a dark theme?_ I tried editing `site_settings.faq_url`, doesn’t seem to do anything. ---
### Author: ![simon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/simon/32/339122_2.png) [@simon](https://meta.discourse.org/u/simon) #### Post date: [April 13, 2018, 12:29am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/faq-vs-rules-guidelines/85199/2 "2018-04-13T00:29:18Z")
> [@BlackKnob](#): > > I tried editing site\_settings.faq\_url, doesn’t seem to do anything. It should be set as the full URL to a FAQ page that is on another website. If you do that, clicking the FAQ link on the About page should take users to the external site. ---
### Author: ![BlackKnob](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/blackknob/32/93549_2.png) [@BlackKnob](https://meta.discourse.org/u/BlackKnob) #### Post date: [April 13, 2018, 12:34am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/faq-vs-rules-guidelines/85199/3 "2018-04-13T00:34:13Z")
do you mean the FAQ tab, which I already renamed to “Guidelines”? ![33%20PM](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/f/8/f830623121668248dea021dcfd6ae0ada5859fc2.png) ---
### Author: ![simon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/simon/32/339122_2.png) [@simon](https://meta.discourse.org/u/simon) #### Post date: [April 13, 2018, 12:35am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/faq-vs-rules-guidelines/85199/4 "2018-04-13T00:35:53Z")
Yes, that’s the one. ---
### Author: ![BlackKnob](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/blackknob/32/93549_2.png) [@BlackKnob](https://meta.discourse.org/u/BlackKnob) #### Post date: [April 13, 2018, 12:41am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/faq-vs-rules-guidelines/85199/5 "2018-04-13T00:41:44Z")
oh, I see. I’d like to keep Guidelines where they are, with TOS and Privacy, but thanks anyway. I hoped there was a way for /guidelines and /faq to point to two different destinations. ---
### Author: ![riking](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/riking/32/170938_2.png) [@riking](https://meta.discourse.org/u/riking) #### Post date: [April 18, 2018, 10:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/faq-vs-rules-guidelines/85199/6 "2018-04-18T22:16:25Z")
Setting faq\_url does exactly that, and it can be a topic on Discourse, doesn’t have to be a different site. ---
### Author: ![BlackKnob](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/blackknob/32/93549_2.png) [@BlackKnob](https://meta.discourse.org/u/BlackKnob) #### Post date: [April 21, 2018, 7:44pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/faq-vs-rules-guidelines/85199/7 "2018-04-21T19:44:11Z")
You are correct, however when I point faq\_url to a topic on Discourse, the link /faq will take me directly to that topic, instead of displaying its contents on a FAQ page (like it does with Guidelines, TOS and Privacy). I opened a new topic on this. [Default FAQ page - #2](https://meta.discourse.org/t/default-faq-page/85850/2)