Yeah I think asking Maya questions or houdini questions or whatever is not such a bad idea, the community here is very helpful and important, but let's see little by little how people feels.
On Fri, Mar 7, 2014 at 3:17 PM, Gerbrand Nel <[email protected]> wrote: > Well if you read the only post in the "soft to maya" group, we are off > to a positive start`.- > I like this list, but I don't want to piss you great people off with my > stupid Maya questions > Believe me... they will be stupid. Just ask Matt Lowery how annoying I got > when he taught me Soft. > So I'll wait for the outcome of this informal poll > so far 2 of us likes the idea of the [OTMAYA] tag :) > G > > > On 2014/03/07 03:38 PM, Will Sharkey wrote: > > The old Maya mailing list is cool but the beauty of a Softimage to Maya > list would be artists who are experienced in both Soft + Maya teaching you > where the equivalent buttons/methods are. > > The 'Salvage the list' thread isn't great as its already emotionally > charged by title. > > A Softimage to Maya list was made but maybe it would add to the fear of > community migration. > https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en#!forum/softimage2maya > > So a [OTMaya] tag or [TOMaya] tag sounds like a good idea. It could > create problems for new posters who aren't aware of a tagging system but > nothing to lose sleep over. > > > > > > > > > > > > On Fri, Mar 7, 2014 at 1:21 PM, Gerbrand Nel <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I get what you guys are saying, but with all that's happened in the >> last few days, it didn't feel "right" to start asking "how to do this in >> maya" questions here. >> It almost feels like discussing the will of a loved one while identifying >> the body at the morgue. >> Also, there is a strong sentiment of fuckyouautodesk at the moment, and I >> get the feeling that people who are going towards maya are doing it very >> quietly. >> So poll: >> Could we for the time being ask our "how do I do this in Maya" questions >> here with a [OTMaya] tag in the subject line? >> This way people who don't want to see it can set filters to send those >> mails to hell :) >> G >> >> >> On 2014/03/07 01:18 PM, Sebastien Sterling wrote: >> >> Hey Ger there is actually a thread called salvage the list, it has been a >> discussion about creating a new common ground where everyone regardless of >> what they have to use DCC wise can come to share/ask for knowledge. the >> point is for people not to split up. >> >> >> On 7 March 2014 11:00, Chris Marshall <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> A list, just like this list, with people who have things in common with >>> the people on this list, is actually *this* list? If it keeps going >>> indefinitely, as more of us transition to other software, isn't this the >>> best place to share our experiences, questions, help etc? >>> >>> >>> >>> On 7 March 2014 10:57, Gerbrand Nel <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Were are you at the moment Sandy, cause Cape-town, while being in SA is >>>> still far from Gauteng :) >>>> >>>> >>>> On 2014/03/07 11:55 AM, Sandy Sutherland wrote: >>>> >>>>> Very little worthwhile lists for the dark side G. but we are running >>>>> houdini here now and Blackginger do too, in quite a big way - so it is >>>>> very much gaining ground. >>>>> >>>>> S. >>>>> >>>>> On 2014/03/07 9:53 AM, Gerbrand Nel wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Hey guys >>>>>> This goes against my grain, but I can sit around bitching, or I can >>>>>> move on. >>>>>> My initial instinct says not to support AD, but I'm a freelancer and >>>>>> it is important for me to slot into a team, or lead a team with the >>>>>> same software. >>>>>> Right now the South African market has a nice collection of both Soft >>>>>> and Maya freelancers and studios. >>>>>> Not much Houdini near where I live. >>>>>> It stands to reason that in the future there will be more Maya than >>>>>> anything else. >>>>>> Only time will tell, but for now it can't hurt to get really good in >>>>>> Maya (I hear one needs to be in order to fix all its fucking bugs) >>>>>> So the question is: Does a mailing list like this exist for the dark >>>>>> side, and if not, will you join me in making sure there is such a >>>>>> list for us orphans who needs to bend over and take it in the dark >>>>>> place? >>>>>> Thanks >>>>>> G >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> . >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> >>> Chris Marshall >>> Mint Motion Limited >>> 029 20 37 27 57 >>> 07730 533 115 >>> www.mintmotion.co.uk >>> >>> >> >> > >
