On Fri, Oct 10, 2008 at 12:38 PM, Dan Brickley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I wonder whether it is time to take a fresh look at the name of this > very forum. > > If we want the boring/serious/grownup GIS world to take more notice of > the kinds of things that are discussed around here, having a mailing > list with a different name would help. >
No, the name of this forum is inline with its goals. To be an open, and semi-tongue-in-cheek venue for people to be free and air crazy ideas. Geowanking is not meant to be for serious discussions or to get published as a forum in the NYT. There are other, better forums for that - and more importantly are focused on more specific topics. I feel that serious, cross-pollinating discussions should happen there. It is up to any of us to participate in those communities, and if members of those groups want to "play in the dirt" then they can join Geowankers. I say this having done just that - I am now on a number of Geography lists, OGC meetings, and other "professional" and serious venues and attempt to keep the appropriate voice and injection of new concepts there as much as we can be open with our thoughts here. Cheers, Andrew _______________________________________________ Geowanking mailing list [email protected] http://lists.burri.to/mailman/listinfo/geowanking
