[Qgis-psc] Fwd: [Qgis-user] Closure of forum

[Gary Sherman]

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> From: Gary Sherman <gsherman at geoapt.com>
> Subject: Re: [Qgis-user] Closure of forum
> Date: April 4, 2012 11:43:16 AM AKDT
> To: Nick Hopton <nhopton at gmail.com>
> Cc: Gary Sherman <gsherman at geoapt.com>, qgis-user at lists.osgeo.org
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> On Apr 4, 2012, at 11:10 AM, Nick Hopton wrote:
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>> Of course it's in the nature of things that we'll never know how many
>> newcomers and less-experienced people will look at Stack Exchange or at this
>> list, take fright and silently slip away. And slip away from QGIS too. I
>> believe that by providing a friendly and informal place of first resort for
>> newcomers the forum did an important job.   
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> Would running our own OSQA (http://www.osqa.net/) be better since it wouldn't be as rigid as StackExchange?
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> It would:
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> * allow for better organization of questions/answers
> * be more informal and QGIS community friendly
> * easier to administer?
> 
> -gary
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> Chair, QGIS PSC
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-gary

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Gary Sherman
GeoApt LLC
  http://geoapt.com
Founder, Quantum GIS
Chair, QGIS PSC
Book:
  http://geospatialdesktop.com
"We work virtually everywhere"
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