Community Support [Dec. 5, 2011, 8:37 p.m.]
There are many ways to get help when you need it, to get feedback on an idea, or just to hang out with likeminded folks. The Internet facilitates several ways of communicating. There are real-time discussions via instant messenger or chat, delayed conversations via forums or e-mail, broadcast media such as video or blogs, and other emerging forms, such as wiki, that combine the best elements of many different forms.
Mailing Lists
Mailing lists offer an avenue for group discussion via e-mail. Quantum GIS and the Open Source Geospatial Foundation offer several mailing lists for discussing various topics related to Community GIS:
Forums
Forums offer another means for delayed conversations. Forums also provide insight into previous conversations as well as solutions to common problems. The Quantum GIS discussion forum is located at http://forum.qgis.org