Re: [Python-Dev] Python wiki

2010-09-30 Thread anatoly techtonik
On Sun, Sep 26, 2010 at 2:18 AM, Martin v. Löwis mar...@v.loewis.de wrote: Am 26.09.2010 00:48, schrieb Georg Brandl: Am 26.09.2010 00:16, schrieb Martin v. Löwis: Redirect wiki.python.org to the Python wiki front page, and put the Jython wiki somewhere on its own (whether it's wiki.jython.org

Re: [Python-Dev] Python wiki

2010-09-27 Thread A.M. Kuchling
On Sun, Sep 26, 2010 at 03:53:58PM +0200, Georg Brandl wrote: * redirect from wiki.python.org to wiki.python.org/moin I've added a meta http-equiv element to the top page of wiki.python.org, so browsers will now jump to the /moin/ page immediately. This won't help crawlers that don't parse the

Re: [Python-Dev] Python wiki

2010-09-27 Thread Nick Coghlan
On Mon, Sep 27, 2010 at 10:31 PM, A.M. Kuchling a...@amk.ca wrote: On Sun, Sep 26, 2010 at 03:53:58PM +0200, Georg Brandl wrote: * redirect from wiki.python.org to wiki.python.org/moin I've added a meta http-equiv element to the top page of wiki.python.org, so browsers will now jump to the

Re: [Python-Dev] Python wiki

2010-09-27 Thread Éric Araujo
Hello Le 25/09/2010 10:20, anatoly techtonik a écrit : On Fri, Sep 24, 2010 at 1:27 AM, Nick Coghlan ncogh...@gmail.com wrote: That's a good point actually... why *isn't* there a pydotorg-wiki-sig? (Aside from the obvious point of nobody ever asking for one). Because Yet Another Mailing

Re: [Python-Dev] Python wiki

2010-09-27 Thread Barry Warsaw
On Sep 27, 2010, at 10:36 PM, Éric Araujo wrote: Because Yet Another Mailing List doesn't solve the problem. If you need one - go Google Groups like packaging folks did. Python ML are: 1. require dedicated admin to update, who is not a member of the group 2. don't have search 3. don't have

Re: [Python-Dev] Python wiki

2010-09-27 Thread Stephen J. Turnbull
Éric Araujo writes: Le 25/09/2010 10:20, anatoly techtonik a écrit : Python ML are: 1. require dedicated admin to update, who is not a member of the group 2. don't have search 3. don't have optional thread subscription That's already enough to seek better platform for

Re: [Python-Dev] Python wiki

2010-09-26 Thread Scott Dial
On 9/25/2010 5:37 PM, Martin v. Löwis wrote: Unfortunately, most sites using OpenID seem have an awkward login process. Maybe it's just me (I don't use OpenID much) but I expect that without a lot more handholding of new users, OpenID actually turns more people away than any other

Re: [Python-Dev] Python wiki

2010-09-26 Thread Martin v. Löwis
1) Registering via OpenID is a bit clumsy since there is a Register link that does not mention OpenID. Thanks. Fixed. 2) The URL registered with the OpenID provider is a bit of a wart: http://pypi.python.org/pypi?:action=openid_return; vs. http://bitbucket.org/; You mean, as this is

Re: [Python-Dev] Python wiki

2010-09-26 Thread Nick Coghlan
On Sun, Sep 26, 2010 at 8:16 AM, Martin v. Löwis mar...@v.loewis.de wrote: But that can't work: then off-site links into either wiki break. Georg isn't suggesting a general structural change, just a change to have the URL when you land *directly* on wiki.python.org automatically rewritten to

Re: [Python-Dev] Python wiki

2010-09-26 Thread Nick Coghlan
On Sat, Sep 25, 2010 at 6:20 PM, anatoly techtonik techto...@gmail.com wrote: My advice - subscribe people editing page by default (a checkbox near submit button). This way more people will receive notifications when a page is changed and will be more interested to contribute themselves. Of

Re: [Python-Dev] Python wiki

2010-09-26 Thread Martin v. Löwis
Am 26.09.2010 13:58, schrieb Nick Coghlan: On Sun, Sep 26, 2010 at 8:16 AM, Martin v. Löwis mar...@v.loewis.de wrote: But that can't work: then off-site links into either wiki break. Georg isn't suggesting a general structural change, just a change to have the URL when you land *directly* on

Re: [Python-Dev] Python wiki

2010-09-26 Thread Nick Coghlan
On Sun, Sep 26, 2010 at 10:59 PM, Martin v. Löwis mar...@v.loewis.de wrote: Am 26.09.2010 13:58, schrieb Nick Coghlan: On Sun, Sep 26, 2010 at 8:16 AM, Martin v. Löwis mar...@v.loewis.de wrote: But that can't work: then off-site links into either wiki break. Georg isn't suggesting a general

Re: [Python-Dev] Python wiki

2010-09-26 Thread Georg Brandl
Am 26.09.2010 14:59, schrieb Martin v. Löwis: Am 26.09.2010 13:58, schrieb Nick Coghlan: On Sun, Sep 26, 2010 at 8:16 AM, Martin v. Löwis mar...@v.loewis.de wrote: But that can't work: then off-site links into either wiki break. Georg isn't suggesting a general structural change, just a

Re: [Python-Dev] Python wiki

2010-09-26 Thread Martin v. Löwis
I've been talking about redirecting all the time, haven't I? You said put the Jython wiki somewhere on its own. That seemed to suggest it won't be anymore at wiki.python.org/jython. * redirect from wiki.python.org to wiki.python.org/moin * (optionally) redirect from wiki.jython.org to

Re: [Python-Dev] Python wiki

2010-09-26 Thread Steve Holden
On 9/26/2010 10:25 AM, Martin v. Löwis wrote: I've been talking about redirecting all the time, haven't I? You said put the Jython wiki somewhere on its own. That seemed to suggest it won't be anymore at wiki.python.org/jython. * redirect from wiki.python.org to wiki.python.org/moin *

Re: [Python-Dev] Python wiki

2010-09-26 Thread Scott Dial
On 9/26/2010 3:12 AM, Martin v. Löwis wrote: 2) The URL registered with the OpenID provider is a bit of a wart: http://pypi.python.org/pypi?:action=openid_return; vs. http://bitbucket.org/; You mean, as this is what the provider then shows you for confirmation? The provider also lists the

Re: [Python-Dev] Python wiki

2010-09-26 Thread R. David Murray
On Sun, 26 Sep 2010 21:56:20 -0400, Scott Dial scott+python-...@scottdial.com wrote: On 9/26/2010 3:12 AM, Martin v. Loewis wrote: Preventing the browser from prompting the user on the chance they might want to enter an OpenID is not possible, and stopping to use basic authentication is

Re: [Python-Dev] Python wiki

2010-09-26 Thread Martin v. Löwis
No, Martin really meant not possible: once basic auth is started, the browser prompts for username and password and you are in basic-auth land thereafter; the web server has *no way* to tell the browser to *stop* using basic auth. Yes, but Scott proposed that OpenID users might fill in their

Re: [Python-Dev] Python wiki

2010-09-26 Thread Scott Dial
On 9/26/2010 11:45 PM, R. David Murray wrote: On Sun, 26 Sep 2010 21:56:20 -0400, Scott Dial scott+python-...@scottdial.com wrote: On 9/26/2010 3:12 AM, Martin v. Loewis wrote: Preventing the browser from prompting the user on the chance they might want to enter an OpenID is not possible,

Re: [Python-Dev] Python wiki

2010-09-25 Thread anatoly techtonik
On Fri, Sep 24, 2010 at 1:27 AM, Nick Coghlan ncogh...@gmail.com wrote:    Antoine Given that few or none of us seem to (want to) actively    Antoine contribute to the wiki, I'm afraid python-dev is not the place    Antoine to ask.  Perhaps a call should be issued on c.l.py ... It would be

Re: [Python-Dev] Python wiki

2010-09-25 Thread anatoly techtonik
On Fri, Sep 24, 2010 at 1:31 PM, Michael Foord fuzzy...@voidspace.org.uk wrote: More wiki and website maintainers needed! That's the consequence. You need to seek the reason why there are no maintainers or active members on pydotorg-www lists. I've expressed my thoughts earlier. On Fri, Sep

Re: [Python-Dev] Python wiki

2010-09-25 Thread David Stanek
On Sat, Sep 25, 2010 at 8:22 AM, anatoly techtonik techto...@gmail.com wrote: For me a major annoyance is the empty page with two links on wiki.python.org While it allows to tell new people that there is also a Jython wiki, my vision that it should be instead be oriented on existing

Re: [Python-Dev] Python wiki

2010-09-25 Thread Georg Brandl
Am 25.09.2010 15:15, schrieb David Stanek: On Sat, Sep 25, 2010 at 8:22 AM, anatoly techtonik techto...@gmail.com wrote: For me a major annoyance is the empty page with two links on wiki.python.org While it allows to tell new people that there is also a Jython wiki, my vision that it should

Re: [Python-Dev] Python wiki

2010-09-25 Thread Paul Boddie
Hello, I've been following this thread all week at work, but I thought it might be time to respond to the different remarks in a single response, given that I am involved in editing and maintaining the Wiki on python.org, and I had a strong enough opinion about such things to give a talk about

Re: [Python-Dev] Python wiki

2010-09-25 Thread Michael Foord
On 25/09/2010 20:12, Paul Boddie wrote: [snip...] Guido van Rossum wrote: On Fri, Sep 24, 2010 at 3:31 AM, Michael Foord fuzzyman at voidspace.org.uk wrote: Wiki maintenance is discussed, along with other python.org maintenance topics, on the pydotorg-www mailing list:

Re: [Python-Dev] Python wiki

2010-09-25 Thread Georg Brandl
Am 25.09.2010 21:12, schrieb Paul Boddie: Georg Brandl wrote: Am 23.09.2010 22:25, schrieb anatoly techtonik: On Thu, Sep 23, 2010 at 6:57 PM, Barry Warsaw barry at python.org wrote: I certainly agree with that. So, how can we solve those problems? Radomir has shell access now so

Re: [Python-Dev] Python wiki

2010-09-25 Thread Guido van Rossum
On Sat, Sep 25, 2010 at 12:12 PM, Paul Boddie p...@boddie.org.uk wrote: Guido van Rossum wrote: Also, I gotta say that the wiki login process is awkward. MoinMoin supports OpenID, although I did find and report issues with Moin 1.9 in this regard. Something on my now-huge list of things to do

Re: [Python-Dev] Python wiki

2010-09-25 Thread Martin v. Löwis
Unfortunately, most sites using OpenID seem have an awkward login process. Maybe it's just me (I don't use OpenID much) but I expect that without a lot more handholding of new users, OpenID actually turns more people away than any other registration/login process. So how do you like the

Re: [Python-Dev] Python wiki

2010-09-25 Thread Georg Brandl
Am 25.09.2010 23:43, schrieb Martin v. Löwis: For me a major annoyance is the empty page with two links on wiki.python.org While it allows to tell new people that there is also a Jython wiki, my vision that it should be instead be oriented on existing contributors immediately providing

Re: [Python-Dev] Python wiki

2010-09-25 Thread skip
As we're now seeing, people don't feel that it's acceptable to publish the subscribers list, Michael To be fair, quite a few people said they thought it was fine / Michael a good thing. A couple (maybe 3?) said that as the list was Michael originally advertised with the

Re: [Python-Dev] Python wiki

2010-09-25 Thread Martin v. Löwis
Redirect wiki.python.org to the Python wiki front page, and put the Jython wiki somewhere on its own (whether it's wiki.jython.org or not). But that can't work: then off-site links into either wiki break. Regards, Martin ___ Python-Dev mailing list

Re: [Python-Dev] Python wiki

2010-09-25 Thread Georg Brandl
Am 26.09.2010 00:16, schrieb Martin v. Löwis: Redirect wiki.python.org to the Python wiki front page, and put the Jython wiki somewhere on its own (whether it's wiki.jython.org or not). But that can't work: then off-site links into either wiki break. Why -- they can be redirected easily.

Re: [Python-Dev] Python wiki

2010-09-25 Thread Martin v. Löwis
Am 26.09.2010 00:48, schrieb Georg Brandl: Am 26.09.2010 00:16, schrieb Martin v. Löwis: Redirect wiki.python.org to the Python wiki front page, and put the Jython wiki somewhere on its own (whether it's wiki.jython.org or not). But that can't work: then off-site links into either wiki break.

Re: [Python-Dev] Python wiki

2010-09-24 Thread Georg Brandl
Am 23.09.2010 22:25, schrieb anatoly techtonik: On Thu, Sep 23, 2010 at 6:57 PM, Barry Warsaw ba...@python.org wrote: I certainly agree with that. So, how can we solve those problems? Radomir has shell access now so perhaps we can ask him to make the Python wiki theme more visually

Re: [Python-Dev] Python wiki

2010-09-24 Thread Michael Foord
On 24/09/2010 06:46, Martin v. Löwis wrote: Am 24.09.2010 00:39, schrieb Guido van Rossum: On Thu, Sep 23, 2010 at 3:35 PM, Martin v. Löwismar...@v.loewis.de wrote: With an admin team behind it, you can also make more use of ACLs to flag certain parts of the wiki as official by making them

Re: [Python-Dev] Python wiki

2010-09-24 Thread Nick Coghlan
On Fri, Sep 24, 2010 at 8:31 PM, Michael Foord fuzzy...@voidspace.org.uk wrote: Wiki maintenance is discussed, along with other python.org maintenance topics, on the pydotorg-www mailing list: http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/pydotorg-www More wiki and website maintainers needed! We

[Python-Dev] Python wiki

2010-09-23 Thread Antoine Pitrou
On Thu, 23 Sep 2010 10:53:55 -0400 Barry Warsaw ba...@python.org wrote: Of course, if the consensus is that wikis are just a waste of time and do more harm than good, then we should shut ours down. (I don't agree it is though.) I don't think they are a waste of time. However, as you and

Re: [Python-Dev] Python wiki

2010-09-23 Thread Barry Warsaw
On Sep 23, 2010, at 05:32 PM, Antoine Pitrou wrote: I don't think they are a waste of time. However, as you and Dirkjan pointed out, a wiki needs some gardening to take care of its structure and its presentation. The present Python wiki isn't very inviting graphically, and its structure doesn't

Re: [Python-Dev] Python wiki

2010-09-23 Thread Antoine Pitrou
On Thu, 23 Sep 2010 11:57:19 -0400 Barry Warsaw ba...@python.org wrote: On Sep 23, 2010, at 05:32 PM, Antoine Pitrou wrote: I don't think they are a waste of time. However, as you and Dirkjan pointed out, a wiki needs some gardening to take care of its structure and its presentation. The

Re: [Python-Dev] Python wiki

2010-09-23 Thread skip
Antoine The present Python wiki isn't very inviting graphically, and Antoine its structure doesn't look very thought out. I imagine it can be made to look more like the rest of python.org without a lot of trouble. As to the structure, like most wikis it quickly resembles a bag-o-pages

Re: [Python-Dev] Python wiki

2010-09-23 Thread skip
Antoine Given that few or none of us seem to (want to) actively Antoine contribute to the wiki, I'm afraid python-dev is not the place Antoine to ask. Perhaps a call should be issued on c.l.py ... It would be nice if you could actually send messages to the people who do actually

Re: [Python-Dev] Python wiki

2010-09-23 Thread anatoly techtonik
On Thu, Sep 23, 2010 at 6:57 PM, Barry Warsaw ba...@python.org wrote: I certainly agree with that.  So, how can we solve those problems?  Radomir has shell access now so perhaps we can ask him to make the Python wiki theme more visually appealing.  What roadblocks do people encounter when they

Re: [Python-Dev] Python wiki

2010-09-23 Thread Nick Coghlan
On Fri, Sep 24, 2010 at 4:52 AM, s...@pobox.com wrote:    Antoine Given that few or none of us seem to (want to) actively    Antoine contribute to the wiki, I'm afraid python-dev is not the place    Antoine to ask.  Perhaps a call should be issued on c.l.py ... It would be nice if you could

Re: [Python-Dev] Python wiki

2010-09-23 Thread Martin v. Löwis
With an admin team behind it, you can also make more use of ACLs to flag certain parts of the wiki as official by making them only editable by certain people (e.g. only devs, only the triage team, only the wiki admins). But keeping those user lists up to date is itself something that requires

Re: [Python-Dev] Python wiki

2010-09-23 Thread Guido van Rossum
On Thu, Sep 23, 2010 at 3:35 PM, Martin v. Löwis mar...@v.loewis.de wrote: With an admin team behind it, you can also make more use of ACLs to flag certain parts of the wiki as official by making them only editable by certain people (e.g. only devs, only the triage team, only the wiki admins).

Re: [Python-Dev] Python wiki

2010-09-23 Thread Steven D'Aprano
On Fri, 24 Sep 2010 01:57:19 am Barry Warsaw wrote: I certainly agree with that. So, how can we solve those problems? Radomir has shell access now so perhaps we can ask him to make the Python wiki theme more visually appealing. What roadblocks do people encounter when they want to help

Re: [Python-Dev] Python wiki

2010-09-23 Thread Martin v. Löwis
Am 24.09.2010 00:39, schrieb Guido van Rossum: On Thu, Sep 23, 2010 at 3:35 PM, Martin v. Löwis mar...@v.loewis.de wrote: With an admin team behind it, you can also make more use of ACLs to flag certain parts of the wiki as official by making them only editable by certain people (e.g. only