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<p>Hi Iain,</p>
<p>read this with a grain of salt ;)</p>
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<p>Please keep the discussion about the move to Discourse in the
existing thread:
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/qgis-user/2024-April/054265.html">https://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/qgis-user/2024-April/054265.html</a><br>
As this is a mailing list, there is no inherent structure or
moderation tools to keep messages grouped to a specific topic.<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I am not sure what is being proposed here –
is this list, QGIS-User to close or move?<br>
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<p>You can find the answer in Régis original post. He spent
considerable time in documenting the plans and detailed use-cases.
tl;dr: You could still use it, and participate as if you were on a
classic mailing list.<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Are we then to ban “lazy” users from asking
“trivial questions” because QGIS is so well documented.<br>
...<br>
I propose that a QGIS-Elite user group be set up and those who
want to can move there leaving us Users to ask our trivial and
unresearched questions in this forum. </p>
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If a modern web forum would filter out elitist people who do not
empathize with beginners, then ... good riddance and on to a happier
place!<br>
I saw no mention anywhere of plans to make the forum less inviting
or to ban simple questions. The opposite actually, the forum is an
initiative to make community participation *more* inviting.<br>
<p>It is not hard to use a modern forum by the way, I am sure people
would be helpful with any questions if the documentation of
Discourse is inadequate.</p>
<p>To be honest, I am unable to gauge if you are proposing those
things in honesty or if it is meant as hyperbole. My replies above
are hopefully clear in cheeky spirit ;)</p>
<p>A modern forum would hopefully attract *more* QGIS users, in any
way. People who might not have had a suitable way to ask their
questions or share their knowledge might arise from the depths of
the *huge* hidden community. That's what I believe in and what I
hope for.<br>
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<p>Cheers, Hannes</p>
<p>PS: Obviously not a mail on behalf of my employer or in any way
related to it but since my subscription mail address is inevitable
publicly attached to messages on a mailing list, it implicitly
appears that way. Forums provide better options for persona
management and privacy.<br>
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