[SAC] Fwd: [OSGeo-Discuss] Mantra for osgeo id?

[Eli Adam]

On Tue, May 24, 2016 at 7:37 AM, Sandro Santilli <strk at kbt.io> wrote:
> On Tue, May 24, 2016 at 08:28:59AM -0500, Howard Butler wrote:
>> Can we change the directions for this so people do not go to -discuss? It is a waste of people's attention to be sending this stuff there, and it will cause people to leave the list.
>
> I was hoping for the mantra to become a way to get new users
> known at registration time, maybe we could add a recomandation
> to include such presentation in the email ? Would it be better ?
>
> Or would there be another more appropriate "welcome" list for
> new users ?

This email list seems logical since it is where the people who can
give out the mantra are located.

I see getting the mantra more as a technical hurdle, not a welcome or
introduction.  Introductions might be appropriate for a small list
like the conference committee or journal but are not appropriate for a
large 10,000+ list like discuss.

>
> Most people showing up end up having very specific needs for an
> account, that is, for a specific project, should we help them
> figuring out the appropriate mailing list for the specific
> project ?

Most people already know their specific needs, i.e. James knew exactly
what he wanted to do pertaining to GDAL.

Best regards, Eli

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