The old Maya mailing list is cool but the beauty of a Softimage to Maya list would be artists who are experienced in both Soft + Maya teaching you where the equivalent buttons/methods are.
The 'Salvage the list' thread isn't great as its already emotionally charged by title. A Softimage to Maya list was made but maybe it would add to the fear of community migration. https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en#!forum/softimage2maya So a [OTMaya] tag or [TOMaya] tag sounds like a good idea. It could create problems for new posters who aren't aware of a tagging system but nothing to lose sleep over. On Fri, Mar 7, 2014 at 1:21 PM, Gerbrand Nel <nagv...@gmail.com> wrote: > I get what you guys are saying, but with all that's happened in the last > few days, it didn't feel "right" to start asking "how to do this in maya" > questions here. > It almost feels like discussing the will of a loved one while identifying > the body at the morgue. > Also, there is a strong sentiment of fuckyouautodesk at the moment, and I > get the feeling that people who are going towards maya are doing it very > quietly. > So poll: > Could we for the time being ask our "how do I do this in Maya" questions > here with a [OTMaya] tag in the subject line? > This way people who don't want to see it can set filters to send those > mails to hell :) > G > > > On 2014/03/07 01:18 PM, Sebastien Sterling wrote: > > Hey Ger there is actually a thread called salvage the list, it has been a > discussion about creating a new common ground where everyone regardless of > what they have to use DCC wise can come to share/ask for knowledge. the > point is for people not to split up. > > > On 7 March 2014 11:00, Chris Marshall <chrismarshal...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> A list, just like this list, with people who have things in common with >> the people on this list, is actually *this* list? If it keeps going >> indefinitely, as more of us transition to other software, isn't this the >> best place to share our experiences, questions, help etc? >> >> >> >> On 7 March 2014 10:57, Gerbrand Nel <nagv...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Were are you at the moment Sandy, cause Cape-town, while being in SA is >>> still far from Gauteng :) >>> >>> >>> On 2014/03/07 11:55 AM, Sandy Sutherland wrote: >>> >>>> Very little worthwhile lists for the dark side G. but we are running >>>> houdini here now and Blackginger do too, in quite a big way - so it is >>>> very much gaining ground. >>>> >>>> S. >>>> >>>> On 2014/03/07 9:53 AM, Gerbrand Nel wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hey guys >>>>> This goes against my grain, but I can sit around bitching, or I can >>>>> move on. >>>>> My initial instinct says not to support AD, but I'm a freelancer and >>>>> it is important for me to slot into a team, or lead a team with the >>>>> same software. >>>>> Right now the South African market has a nice collection of both Soft >>>>> and Maya freelancers and studios. >>>>> Not much Houdini near where I live. >>>>> It stands to reason that in the future there will be more Maya than >>>>> anything else. >>>>> Only time will tell, but for now it can't hurt to get really good in >>>>> Maya (I hear one needs to be in order to fix all its fucking bugs) >>>>> So the question is: Does a mailing list like this exist for the dark >>>>> side, and if not, will you join me in making sure there is such a >>>>> list for us orphans who needs to bend over and take it in the dark >>>>> place? >>>>> Thanks >>>>> G >>>>> >>>>> >>>> . >>>> >>>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> >> Chris Marshall >> Mint Motion Limited >> 029 20 37 27 57 >> 07730 533 115 >> www.mintmotion.co.uk >> >> > >
