I never actually got the time to read more that a couple of pages of the FAQ, but I think it would make more sence if the timeline was aclually infinite, and the only fixed point in time is the "Present" as in, the point in time that a person is who is sending th people back in time. The past cannot be changed to alter the present, that is why Ellone could not change the past. This can also be 1 or 2 dimentional time.
1) If the timeline was infinite, time compression would not be possible, because it acts at a finite speed.

2) Not sure what you mean by "fixed point". Surely, the past exists in FF8 no matter how you look at it(or else timetravelliong would not be possible). If you mean that there is only ONE "real" present, and that is the time at the very tip of the line of time(an evolving line of time naturally) then sure, that is a valid belief(although not one I find very compelling, as I explain in the FAQ).

3) Still don't know why 2 Dimensional time is used as an option. It is not necessary to use 2-D time to explain the events in the game, so it really just complicates things more than necessary.

where is squall of seed when you need em
I don't mean to sound angry here(although I'm kind of annoyed), but why can you not judge what I am saying, instead of waiting for SquallOfSeeD to come and 'set things straight'? He is not the only one capable of making sense of FF8(no offense, SoS).

For that matter, if you had even bothered to check out my FAQ, you would have noticed that SquallOfSeeD is a co-author of the FAQ! His contributions are mainly in the R=U section, but all he would add to this is that he'd tell you to read the FAQ.

Again, sorry for jumping at you here, but it's really annoying when you're not even considered because you're not as 'prominent a poster' as SoS.....