On Sun, Jun 2, 2019 at 12:07 PM Ralf Gommers <ralf.gomm...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > On Sun, Jun 2, 2019 at 10:53 AM Dashamir Hoxha <dashoho...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> >> >> On Sun, Jun 2, 2019 at 10:01 AM Ralf Gommers <ralf.gomm...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> >>> Thanks! I know this is going to be a little complicated to get everyone >>> on the same page. That's why I'm aiming to get a draft out before SciPy'19 >>> so there's a chance to discuss it in person with everyone who is there. >>> Mailing lists are a poor interface. Will you be at SciPy? >>> >> >> Would it be useful if we could integrate the documentation system with a >> discussion forum (like Discourse.org)? Each function can be linked to its >> own discussion topic, where users and developers can discuss about the >> function, upvote or downvote it etc. This kind of discussion seems to be a >> bit more structured than a mailing list discussion. >> > > A more modern forum is nice indeed. It is not strictly better than mailing > lists though. So what I would like is a Discourse like interface on top of > the mailing list, so we get the features you're talking about without a > painful migration and breaking all links to threads in the archives. > Mailman 3 does provide this (example: > https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/de...@lists.fedoraproject.org/). > I'm keeping an eye on what's going on with Mailman 3 migration of the > python.org provided infrastructure. I think we can do this in the near to > medium future. I don't want us to be the guinea pig though:) > To save anyone else the trouble of posting this link, here's Guido's thumbs down on Discourse (and he's not the only one) as a replacement for Python mailing lists: https://discuss.python.org/t/disappointed-and-overwhelmed-by-discourse/982. Tastes vary:) Ralf
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