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| Subject: | Re: [gislist] Recent Discussions |
| Date: |
10/19/2007 12:50:01 PM |
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John Woodard |
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Hello everyone,
I have just generally been following along on this list. Although once or
twice I did respond to help someone out with a problem. Unfortunately, I
seemed to have missed the message about the "cracked code". So I will not
comment on that.
I do not think that this type of list should allow sales type of messages or
direct marketing on the list, since that would just fill the list (and my
mailbox up) with spam. I don't see a problem with people saying hey " I
have a job opening or what are good interview questions..."
I would like to make a comment about the list being as ESRI tech listing.
ESRI, like it or not is a major player in the GIS field. (The ESRI shapefile
is a basic compenont for most of the free GIS software) ArcGIS is really the
standard software that is used by many GIS specialist. Since ESRI is a major
manufacturer, I would expect to see alot of questions on ANY GIS discussion
group from people asking for advice on those products.
Yes, I know other products are out there (like AccuGlobe, FGIS, etc.) and if
people want to discuss them they can. However, it is up to the users of the
discussion group to begine these discussions. Many of you have cried foul,
because "everyone" is talking ESRI. How many of you have asked about or made
points about the software you use?
In a nutshell, the list should not promote products, or illegal activity,
but continue to answer questions about everything GIS related.
John
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Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2007 12:02:09 -0500
From: "Jaime Bozza" <jbozza@mindsites.com>
Subject: [gislist] Recent Discussions and more...
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With the recent thread regarding "cracked" software, I wanted to open up
a discussion regarding this list with respect to moderation and general
policies. I'd like to work toward some more formal policies for the
list without infringing on the ability to post opinions and thoughts
that may not necessarily be agreeable to all. Obviously, there are a
lot of different people on this list with many different levels of skill
and I think that will always allow for helpful and (at times) very
interesting and lively discussions.
First of all, I want to say that I did see the message come through and
I specifically waited to gather reaction from list members before I did
anything. I do *not* want to turn this list into a completely moderated
list. Unfortunately, to stop these messages from ever being posted
would require full moderation and I think that would start to overly
restrict the general flow of the list and perhaps even hurt the freedom
that has been enjoyed by this list. That being said, I have already set
this user's access to be moderated and will not allow additional
messages coming from this person without verifying that the content is
appropriate. Discussions about anything illegal (software piracy and
more) will not be tolerated and I'm sure most of the people on this list
will agree. Personally I don't mind someone criticizing a message (and
the person) and even having a little fun here or there, but at the same
time I want to get people's opinions on this. How far do you think we
should go to moderate threads such as these and the list in general?
What subjects and types of messages do you think should be allowed or
disallowed?
For instance, wh
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