You must be a MAGIP member to create a new topic or reply to an existing topic. You also must be a member to subscribe to a Discussion Forum as a whole or to subscribe to a specific forum topic. Non-members of MAGIP can only read topics.
To start a new topic (Members-Only)
Navigate to the MAGIP web site (http://magip.org). You can see recent forum activity in the bottom left of the home page
Login as a member to the MAGIP website. If you have not logged in since the new website launched and have forgotten your password, use the change password function
Click the type of discussion you would like to start in order to enter that forum (Announcements, General Discussion, Technical Issues, etc.)
Click Create topic
Enter a useful name for your discussion topic in the Subject text box. This is how folks can later browse for help
Write your discussion text in the Body field
Select the Subscribe to topic check box if you so desire (and the frequency - daily, weekly, immediately). If subscribed, you will receive emails about activity on your topic to the email address on record
Click Create
If you make a mistake, you can edit what you’ve written or delete the topic and try again using the links provided
Send a message to the listserve announcing the topic and request that folks (members and non-members) reply on the forum. Perhaps paste the URL of your discussion forum topic in the email message
To reply to a topic (Members-Only)
Navigate to the MAGIP web site (http://magip.org). You can see recent forum activity in the right column of the home page
Click on the topic title (versus the member’s name)
Read the topic thread
Click New comment (or you can click Reply, the difference between these options is in how they later appear in the thread)
If you are not logged in, a login page will appear. Enter your username or password
Enter your text in the Body field
Click Post
To browse for topics (Members and Non-members)
Navigate to the MAGIP web site (http://magip.org). You can see recent forum activity in the right column of the home page
Navigate to Our GIS Community>Discussion Forums
Select the type of discussion you think your topic may fall under