[Mapserver-users] Other MapServer mailing lists

[Antti.Roppola at brs.gov.au]

Tyler,

 - A "newbies only" list may not get much expert attention and
   diminsh its value to newbies.

 - An announcement list, or some form of moderated list would be
   cool. Maybe not just "official announcements", but anything the
   moderator feels to be news-worthy. Perhaps something more bloggish?

 - John's comments on subject lines was a good one. Suggesting that
   subscribers use an agreed set of subject lines may help people
   sort their mail more easily. People do that to an extent already
   (aka, "PHP", "Perl"), but others such as "[Announce]", "[OGC]"
   "[solution]", "[problem]" and such might facilitate this.

 - Some way of filtering speculation from answers might be nice.

And yes, this list is a great resource and a definte advantage. :o)

Antti

-----Original Message-----
From: Tyler Mitchell [mailto:tjmitchell at riverside.bc.ca]
Sent: Thursday, 17 June 2004 9:07 AM
To: mapserver-users at lists.gis.umn.edu
Subject: [Mapserver-users] Other MapServer mailing lists


Some of us have been discussing/debating about how to improve the
MapServer community, specifically via the mailing lists.  The idea is that
there might be some benefit gained from creating a new list or two.

I am not sure how well all the questions get answered, especially
considering the volume of mail coming through these days.

- I've heard from more than a few people that they unsubscribe after their
question is answered because the traffic is so high.  Do you think new
users would benefit from a less threatening (lower volume!) newbie list?
- Would some specific technical areas benefit from having a list (i.e.
Mapscript)?
- Would an "announcement only" list be useful?

What do you others on the list think?

Tyler

p.s. for those of you who were overcome with guilt for never replying to 
my surveys, now's your chance to participate ;) ha!




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