Sorry that I made a joke about it. But This does not mean that this wiki is not an important place in case you have an issue with Softimage.
Let me explain: >From the experience with Autodesk, the Softimage user are always confronted >with a made decision. Made by people who have little or no connection to Softimage and their user base. This time, it is "The Wiki will be dead". Instead of reaching out and asking this Softimage group if the wiki is still important and useful, an admins check the traffic and decides this it is not important any more. The Wiki is not used for the every day job, it is used if we hit a wall and need help. Therefore it does not produce that much ammount of traffic. As you have seen it is still important this and then. And with that in mind, we (Autodesk and the users) could have found a way. Instead it is another "Live with it" notice. And now, users think again they are on their own and start downloading the website page by page with tools. And as I think that we can not influence anything at Autodesk regarding Softimage, I prefer some gallows humor. Some questions and more background: Did the admin reach out to the Softimage departement to ask if the wiki can be shut down? I could not assume that an admin will remove a website without asking the responsible departement, does he? And the Softimage departement, did they know that the wiki means? If they do not know, why don't they ask us? Because a dead software does not require any websites? Another of these "Softimage is dead and therefore " decisions that we have to struggle with since years. Softimage users have tried to influence Autodesk right from the beginning. When Softimage was bought by Autodesk, many customers have not continued their maintenence, because they did not know what will happen. Will it be another app that gets killed like some others have already been? Or will it continue and rise? They waited to see at least some signs if Autodesk will support Softimage and continue for exampple the road map for ICE. Instead we heard that AD build up a new non-SI-experienced dev group in Singapore. At that time Softimage users have tried to get in contact with Autodesk and tried that Softimage will be seen as one of the 3 3D applications at Autodesk. But we failed. All flyers had Maya and 3dsmax only. The main AD website has not listed Softimage beside 3dsmax and Maya. And so on... Sorry that we have lost faith that Autodesk will be doing something in the interest of Softimage users. Holger Schönberger technical director The day has 24 hours, if that does not suffice, I will take the night |> -----Original Message----- |> From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com |> [mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf |> Of Maurice Patel |> Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2016 8:25 PM |> To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com |> Subject: RE: Wiki EOL soon |> |> OK, I am not getting much rational feedback here and if you |> are just picking apart every word I say with inaccurate |> speculation it is hard for me to gauge how serious the need |> is and whether it is actually worth any effort on my part. |> From what I understand the server was maintained by a |> Softimage dev, that person is now doing other things, the |> server will be replaced and that will be the end and even |> by "Softimage" standards it has no traffic. As far as I see |> this has turned into just another excuse to take pot shots |> at Autodesk which while they may be fun is not convincing |> me that I really need to do something about this. |> Maurice |> |> Maurice Patel |> Tél: 514 954-7134 |> Cell: 514 242-6549 |> |> |> -----Original Message----- |> From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com |> [mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf |> Of Schoenberger |> Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2016 1:37 PM |> To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com |> Subject: RE: Wiki EOL soon |> |> |> |> Almost nobody in Autodesk terms could be many in |> Softimage terms... |> |> Right, that website produces only 0.00001% traffic of all |> AD websites. |> Therefore it has to be killed. |> |> Or Autodesk is now part of a secret www group that has the |> ambition to remove outdated websites. As, beside from that |> website, all other website (including the first forum posts |> on the area) are brand new. |> Imagine all the young artists searching for a Maya issue |> and accidentally reading Softimage help files, that must not happen! |> |> :-) |> |> |> |> Holger Schönberger |> technical director |> The day has 24 hours, if that does not suffice, I will take |> the night |> |> |> |> |> -----Original Message----- |> |> From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com |> |> [mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On |> Behalf |> Of Morten Bartholdy |> Sent: Thursday, August |> 18, 2016 5:03 PM |> To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com |> |> Subject: RE: Wiki EOL soon |> |> Almost nobody in |> Autodesk terms could be many in Softimage terms... |> |> |> |> To me it is invaluable to be able to find info on the |> odd |> tool or functionality every now and then, but I |> don't visit |> the Wiki when I don't need it. I will be |> using Softimage |> for years to come, as Maya, though |> transforming and |> improving, is still not a good |> replacement, and I can get a |> lot more work done in a |> hurry with Softimage. |> |> |> |> //Morten |> |> |> |>
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