did someone ask "brains" (active on the forum) what they think before closing?
Вы писали 1 апреля 2012 г., 12:11:30: MJR> The point of the forum closure is to avoid fragmentation of the greatest MJR> and the rarest resource we have to share with the users : brains. MJR> So unless you can keep a google group in sync with the official list , MJR> using a new place will not improve the situation in this regard. MJR> Le 01/04/2012 08:50, Mats Elfström a écrit : >> Hi! Simply find Google Groups and look there for QGISGRASS. Then >> apply for membership. At the moment, only members can view topics. >> Personally, I'm in favor of open groups, but this is at the managers >> discretion. Making the group free to read, but with restricted >> posting is a good alternative. >> >> Google Groups works very well for the MapInfo forum, MapInfo-L, and >> the FME forum FME Talk. I am a member of both. Every participant can >> choose how to take part in the forum, from receiving every post as >> e-mail, abridged daily summaries, or only reading it on the web. >> >> Regards, Mats.E >> >> >> >> Den 31 mars 2012 20:50 skrev Mark Hall <mhall89...@att.net >> <mailto:mhall89...@att.net>>: >> >> How does one join the QGISGRASS group? >> >> >> *From:* Mats Elfström <mats.elfst...@gmail.com >> <mailto:mats.elfst...@gmail.com>> *To:* Nick Hopton >> <nhop...@gmail.com <mailto:nhop...@gmail.com>> *Cc:* >> qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org <mailto:qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org> *Sent:* >> Sat, March 31, 2012 10:30:52 AM *Subject:* Re: [Qgis-user] Closure of >> forum >> >> Hi! Start a Google Qgis group, or join the existing QGISGRASS group. >> That way all is taken care of, and no one needs to host or administer >> the thing. It could be fully open, or for registered users only. >> >> Regards, Mats.E >> >> >> Den 31 mars 2012 19:10 skrev Nick Hopton <nhop...@gmail.com >> <mailto:nhop...@gmail.com>>: >> >> I read QGIS-User on Nabble, where the posts on the closure of the >> forum appear somehow to have got mixed up with the Sextante thread, >> so forgive me for starting a new thread. >> >> The closure is a done deal I suppose but I think it will be harmful >> to QGIS. Forum users are now being pointed to Stack Exchange but many >> of them will, I believe, take one look at Stack Exchange and run a >> mile. The Stack Exchange GIS FAQ makes it quite clear that SE is >> intended for "...cartographers, database administrators, geographers, >> programmers, and anyone interested in or using GIS professionally." >> >> I don't fit into any one of these categories, nor I think would many >> of the people who used to post on the forum. They tended to be >> newcomers to QGIS, or people who make maps and use GIS as just a part >> of their job, or as part of a recreational activity, or any >> combination of the three. Some of them will be young and engaged in >> things like school projects. It would be nice to think that these >> people will shift to SE, but I can't see this happening. But we'll >> soon be able to tell, if things work as hoped a lot of newby-type >> questions should soon start appearing on SE. It will be interesting >> to see the responses. MJR> _______________________________________________ MJR> Qgis-user mailing list MJR> Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org MJR> http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user _______________________________________________ Qgis-user mailing list Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user