I see your point, but doesn't python-list already fill the role you indicate may be diminished? Seems like the new list is meant to fill a different need. Perhaps one concern would be over-use of the mentoring list when someone would be fine with python-list. I just don't see people turning away from python-list in favor of the mentoring list.
-eric On Fri, Mar 25, 2011 at 4:47 PM, Ben Finney <ben+pyt...@benfinney.id.au>wrote: > Jesse Noller <jnol...@gmail.com> writes: > > > In principle I agree with you > […] > > Thanks (truly!) for considering the feedback. > > The only further comment I need to make is: > > > I want to error on the side of the closed list archives for now. In > > several months, we all might realize it was a monumental mistake. At > > that time, we can fix the problem. > > By the nature of the problem, I doubt it will be realised, since the > problem is knowledge *not* getting to the right people. That's hardly > something that will be observable nor measurable easily, certainly not > within a few months. > > So, while I will be deprived of a clear “I told you so” response, that > isn't something I'm much interested in anyway; on the other hand, the > members of a closed forum won't be able to detect the problem easily and > will likely not see the need to fix it. > > Anyway, good hunting in your endeavours. I hope you can encourage more > people to quickly become confident enough to discuss their Python issues > in public. > > -- > \ 德不孤、必有鄰。 (The virtuous are not abandoned, | > `\ they shall surely have neighbours.) | > _o__) —孔夫子 Confucius, 551 BCE – 479 BCE | > Ben Finney > > _______________________________________________ > 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/ericsnowcurrently%40gmail.com >
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