[mapguide-users] Posting Guidelines

Mon Jun 29 06:39:59 EDT 2009

Hi Andy.

I will try to help out a bit here.
Will you start a wiki page, that I can append to?

For starters I think we need at least a wiki page
with the posting guidelines suggested by Dave,
and this extra bullet:

* Include any relevant messages from the error log in the request.

Regards, Kenneth Skovhede, GEOGRAF A/S

Andy Morsell skrev:
>  I agree that moderating messages would get old real quick.  It's just the 
> only sure way we can filter the messages.  But, it's an extreme reaction and 
> establishing some obvious "getting started" resources is probably the best 
> first step.
>
> I didn't get any volunteers that wanted to help with this.  For those of you 
> who have been on this list for awhile, it would be a great help if you could 
> email me a summary of all of the MGOS resources and sites that you use and 
> have Bookmarked.  I want to create a master index page for these resources or 
> possibly work on moving the resources over to the MGOS project site.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Andy
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: mapguide-users-bounces at lists.osgeo.org 
> [mailto:mapguide-users-bounces at lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Martin Morrison
> Sent: Tuesday, June 23, 2009 9:21 AM
> To: mapguide-users at lists.osgeo.org
> Subject: RE: [mapguide-users] Posting Guidelines
>
>
> I just want to say that I've been known to be wrong before...
>
> Martin
>
>
>
>
> Martin Morrison wrote:
>   
>> Moderating messages would get old real quick...
>>
>> I would be in favor of a better FAQ on the website and a link to it sent
>> out monthly to it...  The best practices doc from Autodesk a year or so
>> ago should also be updated with new tips and tricks (hint ADESK)
>>
>> Martin
>>
>>
>>
>> From: mapguide-users-bounces at lists.osgeo.org
>> [mailto:mapguide-users-bounces at lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Andy Morsell
>> Sent: Thursday, June 18, 2009 1:38 PM
>> To: 'MapGuide Users Mail List'
>> Subject: RE: [mapguide-users] Posting Guidelines
>>
>> Maybe we could have a wiki page with posting guidelines including links to
>> places to research and suggested research techniques.  And, most
>> importantly, have every message go through an administrator.  If the
>> administrator feels the message meets the guidelines, then the message
>> gets posted.  Otherwise, they get a rejection message pointing them to the
>> posting guidelines.  I realize this ads significant overhead, but if we
>> had several of us volunteering to do admin duties, it might be doable.
>> Any thoughts?
>>
>> Andy Morsell, P.E.
>> Spatial Integrators, Inc.
>> 47° 46' N 116° 49' W
>> www.SpatialGIS.com
>>
>> From: mapguide-users-bounces at lists.osgeo.org
>> [mailto:mapguide-users-bounces at lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Dave Wilson
>> Sent: Thursday, June 18, 2009 10:19 AM
>> To: MapGuide Users Mail List
>> Subject: [mapguide-users] Posting Guidelines
>>
>>
>> Why have people just suddenly given up and begun posting: "Thing broken?
>> Help".
>>
>>
>>
>> I'm not directing this at anyone in particular... I'm just pointing out we
>> probably need some posting guidelines here as this is getting a bit
>> ridiculous.
>>
>>
>>
>> 1) If you have a question, don't just ask - research it first on
>> http://www.nabble.com search and include MapGuide. At least 40% of the
>> questions asked here have been asked before.
>>
>> 2) When you post a question about an error - always include the error!
>>
>> 3) Include your OS, Web Server, which API you are using if applicable
>>
>> 4) Be specific about the type of data involved and which provider you are
>> using
>>
>>
>>
>> I'm trying to keep this list short so that it's not hard work.
>>
>>
>>
>> Anyone else have any suggestions or want to improve the points I suggested
>> above?
>>
>>
>>
>> I'm tempted to suggest modifying the signature response of these emails to
>> include 1 or 2 more URL's to the main MapGuide info sites so that people
>> know where to look for things.
>>
>>
>>
>> Dave
>>
>>
>> [cid:image001.jpg at 01C9F0B4.96F9E9B0]
>> Dave Wilson, AEC IM
>> CRT QA Analyst
>> Autodesk Canada, Inc.
>> 21st Floor
>> 645 7th Ave SW
>> Calgary, AB T2P 4G8
>> Direct      403-538-3069
>> Fax          403-264-1442
>>
>>
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