On 6 April 2011 18:27, Chris Withers <[email protected]> wrote: > On 06/04/2011 18:25, Michael Foord wrote: > >> >> ...not a variety of options which, being cynical, are designed to >> split the votes of those who don't want ratings versus the people >> who do. >> >> >> Would it be fair to split the yes vote by offering alternatives? (Not >> that there are any viable ones - although we could just add a Facebook >> like button to each package ;-) >> > > It just dilutes what we're trying to establish here: do people want ratings > on PyPI? Yes or no? >
Well, it seems that this isn't the *only* thing we're trying to establish. Would another format be better is also part of the discussion. Michael > > For me, ratings belong elsewhere. As I've already stated in this thread, I > believe user ratings, wherever they are, encourage lazy package picking > rather than proper research by users new and experienced, which is what we > *should* be encouraging. > > > cheers, > > Chris > > -- > Simplistix - Content Management, Batch Processing & Python Consulting > - http://www.simplistix.co.uk > -- http://www.voidspace.org.uk/ May you do good and not evil May you find forgiveness for yourself and forgive others May you share freely, never taking more than you give. -- the sqlite blessing http://www.sqlite.org/different.html
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