On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 1:54 PM, Guido van Rossum <gu...@python.org> wrote:
> > I would say that publishers disagree -- they seem to really like > adding "social" stuff to their book announcement service. See e.g. > Amazon (which combines all functions: announcement/promotion, > ordering/download, review/comments/rate/popularity). > > I agree that creating a good social app is not easy, and if we can't > improve the social app embedded in PyPI quickly enough, we should at > least give authors the option to disable comments. Of course, as a > user, I might not trust a module that has no reviews or ratings. > > -- > --Guido van Rossum (python.org/~guido) I'd not trust a package without a bug tracker, mailing list or link to the source a lot sooner than something without comments and ratings. Especially with ratings like milk and wolf shirts get: http://www.amazon.com/Tuscan-Whole-Milk-Gallon-128/dp/B00032G1S0/ref=sr_1_13?ie=UTF8&s=grocery&qid=1258053581&sr=1-13 http://www.amazon.com/Mountain-Mens-Short-Sleeve-Large/dp/B001VMZFPQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=apparel&qid=1258053663&sr=8-1 What about astroturfing? What's to stop me from writing a script to create a pile of accounts and then bumping packages I like with glowing ratings and reviews? Who is going to be the moderator, and how to decide between spam, incorrect comment, etc? _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com
