[Qgis-user] Migrating QGIS User mailing list to OSGeo Discourse, yes or no?

[Alexandre Neto]

There will be categories. QGIS is already there. Then, there would be a
subcategory for qgis-user.

A quarta, 17/01/2024, 15:31, Antonio Viscomi via QGIS-User <
qgis-user at lists.osgeo.org> escreveu:

> I personally believe that merging QGIS "question/answer" topics with those
> of all OSGEO could generate confusion,
> unless "osgeo discourse" dedicates a page/session only to the QGIS mailing
> list
>
> Greetings
>
> Antonio
>
>
> Il giorno mer 17 gen 2024 alle ore 02:55 Adam Nielsen via QGIS-User <
> qgis-user at lists.osgeo.org> ha scritto:
>
>> > The main advantage of the forum like mode is the ability to search
>> > for old topic and possibly easily get answers for your questions
>> > before posting a new question
>>
>> Perhaps it needs to be a bit more obvious, but you can search the list
>> for old topics if you use a query like this in most search engines:
>>
>>   site:lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/qgis-user/ search terms here
>>
>> There is also https://gis.stackexchange.com/ which has a lot of Q&A
>> posts related to QGIS for people who prefer a more modern interface.
>>
>> > also might be a bit more attractive for new comers
>>
>> I think the main issue when discussing where to provide support is
>> what's easiest for the people who answer the questions.  If you make it
>> too easy for people to post questions, they will post before doing their
>> own research which just leads to the same questions coming up
>> repeatedly.  If you make it too hard for the people with the answers -
>> like asking them to refresh a dozen different web pages every day
>> looking for new questions - then they will give up and the questions
>> will go unanswered.
>>
>> So really, where the communication happens is ultimately up to whoever
>> is willing to answer the incoming questions.  The people with questions
>> will find you no matter where you are, it's the ones willing to provide
>> the answers that you need to cater for.
>>
>> Personally, having the questions arrive with no interaction on my part,
>> and all in one place (my inbox, from many different projects, not just
>> QGIS) and only requiring one button click to send a reply, makes it
>> really easy to send a response if I feel I can provide an answer.  So as
>> long as a new system makes the process just as easy then there's
>> certainly no harm in trying it out.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Adam.
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