As a once new user, I found google regularly returned useful results from both the mailing list and stack exchange. I have never joined the forums. As long as the website remains clear on how these resources can be accessed, I imagine the bases are relatively covered. As said above, we can always wait and see if noticeable problems occur, before adding yet another spread-out resource.
In general, I agree with the discussion carried on throughout, that some degree of centralized information needs to occur. While manuals are great, they can also be inaccessible. I am an advocate of a centralized hub of past questions and answers and tips that improve accessibility to newcomers. -- all the best, Lee Mueller ISA Certified Arborist Registered Forester #46043 On Thu, Apr 5, 2012 at 7:00 AM, Nathan Woodrow <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm not overly keen on creating our own Q&A site just yet unless we can > start to see problems with gis.stackexchange.com. I like > gis.stackexchange.com because > > 1. It's already well know > 2. Has a good range of questions already > 3. Access to professionals in other areas (QGIS + PostGIS) > 4. Move coverage for QGIS on the Internet. > 5. A growing user base > > Starting our own would mean reinventing the wheel for all of the above, > plus dealing with spam, moderating etc. > > - Nathan > > On Thu, Apr 5, 2012 at 8:55 PM, Anita Graser <[email protected]> wrote: > >> On Thu, Apr 5, 2012 at 12:45 PM, Nick Hopton <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> To me, OSQA looks as if it could be developed into a good Q&A system >>> for >>> newcomers, less-experienced users and the timid in general. The real >>> question is whether or not the community would support such a move. I'd >>> weigh in of course but it would need others too. As you know, I used to >>> do a >>> bit of labouring for Anita on the old forum, but I don't know how she'd >>> feel >>> about the proposed new system. >>> >>> >>> I wouldn't oppose setting up a QGIS Q&A. I think I said so before. >> It wouldn't fix the problem of our community being spread over many >> places, but at least I'd hope that it would be easier to find answers to >> previously asked questions. >> On the other hand, I'm uncertain how many users would be too shy to use >> stackexchange but fine to use a QGIS Q&A. Judging from my experience on >> stackexchange, there are a lot of beginners questions coming in all the >> time. >> The phrase in FAQ about "welcoming people who use GIS professionally" has >> also been changed to remove "professionally". It wasn't meant to be >> interpreted in a way to discourage people who are new to GIS. >> >> Best wishes, >> Anita >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Qgis-user mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Qgis-user mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user > >
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