Hi bill (et al) Actually GISlist had a great run for awhile, however, since I departed and left the company (I started GISlist and was the moderator) the list has since floundered with little direction and has no support from its hosts unfortunately. For a while it was a great general resource but with no moderator or direction its gone the way of many others... Too bad!
As Bill can attest, every resource such as GIS-L needs an active community and a committed moderator to guide and help maintain focus. With so many online forums, newsgroups, Yahoo groups, lists etc... Its pretty tough to point out any one resource that is the complete solution Cheers Glenn \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ Glenn Letham Managing Editor www.GISUser.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] Spatial Media LLC ph/fx: (250) 751-8737 Register for the Free GISuser weekly Newsletter Online or simple reply "subscribe" GISuser.com "Taking You Beyond The Map" We also suggest you visit www.MAPuser.com & www.theamericansurveyor.com \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ > -----Original Message----- > From: Bill Thoen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, November 23, 2004 6:50 AM > To: Tim Smith > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: MI-L - GIS-L > > > On Tue, 23 Nov 2004, Tim Smith wrote: > > > Does anyone know how I subscribe to GIS-L. > > I've tried various methods I've found on the web, but I > keep getting a > > 'delivery failure' message. > > GIS-L died off several years ago. Supposedly GISlist > (http://spatialnews.geocomm.com/community/lists/) was set up > to replace it, but I don't think it reaches the level that > GIS-L did in its day. > IMHO, GISlist is mostly just another ESRI tech support list. > > Could GISlist really have picked up where GIS-L left off? I'm > not sure; > times have changed. GIS has become a product-focused industry > now and less of an unmapped frontier. Now GIS tends to be > defined by the menus and toolbars of commercial software. > > There are still frontiers in GIS, but GISlist doesn't often > get to them. > And that's too bad. I think there is still a small community > of us who might really be interested in a high-quality list > --even if it's not a busy one-- that focuses on the new areas > of interest in GIS and sends the tech support questions back > to the appropriate lists. > > Who will resurrect GIS-L? > > - Bill Thoen > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | > www.directionsmag.com | To unsubscribe, e-> mail: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Message number: 14184 > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message number: 14191
