Re: Proposal: Disconnect comp.lang.python from python-list

2021-05-16 Thread Cholo Lennon
On 5/5/21 9:31 PM, Paul Bryan wrote: Given the ease of spoofing sender addresses, and its propensity for use in anonymous spamming and trolling (thanks python-list-owner for staying on top of that!), I propose to disconnect comp.lang.python from the python-list mailing list. Both would then

Re: OT: Autism in discussion groups (was: Re: Proposal: Disconnect comp.lang.python from python-list)

2021-05-09 Thread Michael Torrie
On 5/9/21 11:26 AM, Abdur-Rahmaan Janhangeer wrote: > Out of curiosity, how do people without a Code of Conduct > manage and prevent abuse in between people? I was about > to organise something last year but did not find a better solution > than a code of conduct to ensure smoothness. Well the

Re: OT: Autism in discussion groups (was: Re: Proposal: Disconnect comp.lang.python from python-list)

2021-05-09 Thread Abdur-Rahmaan Janhangeer
Greetings, Out of curiosity, how do people without a Code of Conduct manage and prevent abuse in between people? I was about to organise something last year but did not find a better solution than a code of conduct to ensure smoothness. Well the idea was a before-hand signed code of conduct. It

Re: OT: Autism in discussion groups (was: Re: Proposal: Disconnect comp.lang.python from python-list)

2021-05-09 Thread Jason C. McDonald
> I disagree. Many people are opposed to CoCs for a variety of reasons > including the fact that many CoCs are political in nature. Others > oppose them for legal liability reasons. On his radio show Ask Noah (a > radio show about Linux), Noah has interviewed several people who oppose > CoCs

Re: OT: Autism in discussion groups (was: Re: Proposal: Disconnect comp.lang.python from python-list)

2021-05-09 Thread Abdur-Rahmaan Janhangeer
On Sun, May 9, 2021 at 1:58 PM dn via Python-list wrote: > That said, there is nothing to be gained by upsetting people... > I misquoted the relevant section from Chris' answer, i wanted to quote: *I'm not saying that the previous situation was GOOD, but I'm far fromsure that the current

Re: OT: Autism in discussion groups (was: Re: Proposal: Disconnect comp.lang.python from python-list)

2021-05-09 Thread dn via Python-list
On 09/05/2021 20.31, Abdur-Rahmaan Janhangeer wrote: > On Sun, May 9, 2021 at 5:29 AM Chris Angelico wrote: > >> >> Probably the same reason it has never worked. The only thing that's >> changed is the social acceptability of vilifying those you don't like. >> Once upon a time, there were those

Re: OT: Autism in discussion groups (was: Re: Proposal: Disconnect comp.lang.python from python-list)

2021-05-09 Thread Abdur-Rahmaan Janhangeer
I meant to quote this part actually: I'm not saying that the previous situation was GOOD, but I'm far from sure that the current situation is any better - look at the arguments regarding branch naming, which completely sidelined all technical considerations in favour of one single political

Re: OT: Autism in discussion groups (was: Re: Proposal: Disconnect comp.lang.python from python-list)

2021-05-09 Thread Abdur-Rahmaan Janhangeer
On Sun, May 9, 2021 at 5:29 AM Chris Angelico wrote: > > Probably the same reason it has never worked. The only thing that's > changed is the social acceptability of vilifying those you don't like. > Once upon a time, there were those in the community who had all the > power, and those on the

Re: OT: Autism in discussion groups (was: Re: Proposal: Disconnect comp.lang.python from python-list)

2021-05-08 Thread Chris Angelico
On Sun, May 9, 2021 at 11:10 AM Michael Torrie wrote: > > On 5/8/21 6:23 PM, Jason C. McDonald wrote: > > Usually, I find when people dump on CoCs, they're just angry at > > accountability. I haven't known anyone yet who was a productive > > member of Python and opposed to the CoC, at least in

Re: OT: Autism in discussion groups (was: Re: Proposal: Disconnect comp.lang.python from python-list)

2021-05-08 Thread Michael Torrie
On 5/8/21 6:23 PM, Jason C. McDonald wrote: > Usually, I find when people dump on CoCs, they're just angry at > accountability. I haven't known anyone yet who was a productive > member of Python and opposed to the CoC, at least in principle > and aim. I disagree. Many people are opposed to CoCs

Re: OT: Autism in discussion groups (was: Re: Proposal: Disconnect comp.lang.python from python-list)

2021-05-08 Thread Michael Torrie
On 5/8/21 3:28 PM, Mirko via Python-list wrote: > > I apologize for this OT post, especially because it's in reply to an > at least partly troll post, but I just can't resist. Sorry. > > P.S.: *NOT* among the core symptoms of (the high-functioning levels) > of ASS is the inability to learn. Mind

Re: OT: Autism in discussion groups (was: Re: Proposal: Disconnect comp.lang.python from python-list)

2021-05-08 Thread Jason C. McDonald
Very well said! It's quite easy to use one's disadvantages as an excuse for anti-social behavior. The Code of Conduct certainly isn't perfect, but it has proven to be one of the most effective tools in keeping a community healthy. Usually, I find when people dump on CoCs, they're just angry at

OT: Autism in discussion groups (was: Re: Proposal: Disconnect comp.lang.python from python-list)

2021-05-08 Thread Mirko via Python-list
I apologize for this OT post, especially because it's in reply to an at least partly troll post, but I just can't resist. Sorry. Am 08.05.2021 um 14:09 schrieb Talkie Toaster: > On 06/05/2021 18:56, Mark Lawrence wrote: >> Quite frankly I don't care how this discussion goes as the Python >>

Re: Proposal: Disconnect comp.lang.python from python-list

2021-05-08 Thread Talkie Toaster
On 06/05/2021 18:56, Mark Lawrence wrote: On Thursday, May 6, 2021 at 1:31:28 AM UTC+1, Paul Bryan wrote: Given the ease of spoofing sender addresses, and its propensity for use in anonymous spamming and trolling (thanks python-list-owner for staying on top of that!), I propose to disconnect

Re: Proposal: Disconnect comp.lang.python from python-list

2021-05-07 Thread 황병희
Paul Bryan writes: > Given the ease of spoofing sender addresses, and its propensity for use > in anonymous spamming and trolling (thanks python-list-owner for > staying on top of that!), I propose to disconnect comp.lang.python from > the python-list mailing list. Both would then operate

Re: Proposal: Disconnect comp.lang.python from python-list

2021-05-07 Thread Chris Green
Grant Edwards wrote: > On 2021-05-06, Chris Green wrote: > > Grant Edwards wrote: > >> On 2021-05-06, Chris Green wrote: > >> > Grant Edwards wrote: > >> > > >> >> Pointing a newsreader at news.gmane.io allows one to participate in > >> >> the mailing list just fine without using Usenet. > >>

Re: Proposal: Disconnect comp.lang.python from python-list

2021-05-06 Thread Greg Ewing
My opinion on all this: The volume in this newsgroup is nowhere near high enough to be worth changing anything. This thread itself now contains more messages than the recent neopython trollage that prompted it. -- Greg -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: Proposal: Disconnect comp.lang.python from python-list

2021-05-06 Thread Ethan Furman
On 5/6/21 11:05 AM, Jon Ribbens via Python-list wrote: > On 2021-05-06, Stestagg wrote: >> Where's this discussion going? >> >> Which of the practically possible options are best for this list <-> >> newsgroup setup? > > And it appears even the suggestion that > Mailman 3 cannot be used while a

Re: Proposal: Disconnect comp.lang.python from python-list

2021-05-06 Thread Grant Edwards
On 2021-05-06, Chris Green wrote: > Grant Edwards wrote: >> On 2021-05-06, Chris Green wrote: >> > Grant Edwards wrote: >> > >> >> Pointing a newsreader at news.gmane.io allows one to participate in >> >> the mailing list just fine without using Usenet. >> >> >> > ??? Surely that *is* using

Re: Proposal: Disconnect comp.lang.python from python-list

2021-05-06 Thread Paul Bryan
I do not believe my proposal has reached—or will reach—consensus. It seems there are some who still value the linkage between the two, and the S/N ratio is indeed low enough it doesn't warrant changing from the status quo. Thanks everyone for the consideration and discussion.  Paul On Thu,

Re: Proposal: Disconnect comp.lang.python from python-list

2021-05-06 Thread Jon Ribbens via Python-list
On 2021-05-06, Stestagg wrote: > Where's this discussion going? > > Let's not get too caught up on definitions or the sizes of everyone's > respective .. newsgroups. > > Which of the practically possible options are best for this list <-> > newsgroup setup? As before I'd suggest that changing

Re: Proposal: Disconnect comp.lang.python from python-list

2021-05-06 Thread Stestagg
Where's this discussion going? Let's not get too caught up on definitions or the sizes of everyone's respective .. newsgroups. Which of the practically possible options are best for this list <-> newsgroup setup? Thanks Steve On Thu, May 6, 2021 at 6:47 PM Jon Ribbens via Python-list <

Re: Proposal: Disconnect comp.lang.python from python-list

2021-05-06 Thread Jon Ribbens via Python-list
On 2021-05-06, Richard Damon wrote: > On 5/6/21 9:44 AM, Jon Ribbens via Python-list wrote: >> Sounds like nearly all moderated lists/forums then. > > Then perhaps you have never been on a real Moderated mailing list or > Forum. Ah, the "no true scotsforum" argument ;-) >>> While you could

Re: Proposal: Disconnect comp.lang.python from python-list

2021-05-06 Thread Chris Green
Grant Edwards wrote: > On 2021-05-06, Chris Green wrote: > > Grant Edwards wrote: > > > >> Pointing a newsreader at news.gmane.io allows one to participate in > >> the mailing list just fine without using Usenet. > >> > > ??? Surely that *is* using Usenet, at least you're using NNTP which > >

Re: Proposal: Disconnect comp.lang.python from python-list

2021-05-06 Thread Richard Damon
On 5/6/21 9:44 AM, Jon Ribbens via Python-list wrote: > On 2021-05-06, Richard Damon wrote: >> On 5/6/21 6:12 AM, Jon Ribbens via Python-list wrote: >>> I think you're fundamentally missing the point that the newsgroup is >>> *already gatewayed to the mailing list*. Marking the group moderated

Re: Proposal: Disconnect comp.lang.python from python-list

2021-05-06 Thread Grant Edwards
On 2021-05-06, Chris Green wrote: > Grant Edwards wrote: > >> Pointing a newsreader at news.gmane.io allows one to participate in >> the mailing list just fine without using Usenet. >> > ??? Surely that *is* using Usenet, at least you're using NNTP which > is the Usenet protocol. What's "not

Re: Proposal: Disconnect comp.lang.python from python-list

2021-05-06 Thread Skip Montanaro
> > Not that I support shutting down the Usenet/email gateway -- the > > signal/noise ration seems fine to me. > > > On that I quite agree. :-) I remind people that the existing Usenet<->Mail gateway keeps the mailing list software on mail.python.org from migrating to Mailman 3. I'm sure Mark

Re: Proposal: Disconnect comp.lang.python from python-list

2021-05-06 Thread Grant Edwards
On 2021-05-06, Dennis Lee Bieber wrote: > Granted, I did move from pure comp.lang.python to > gmane.comp.python.general when the spam became too much to keep > track of. (Now if I could only figure out why the beaglebone group > stopped accepting replies via gmane -- I keep having to remember

Re: Proposal: Disconnect comp.lang.python from python-list

2021-05-06 Thread Paul Bryan
I will also add that it can get confusing when someone replies to a newsgroup posting that was originally suppressed to the mailing list. This has happened as recently as today. On Thu, 2021-05-06 at 14:36 +, Grant Edwards wrote: > On 2021-05-06, Chris Angelico wrote: > > On Thu, May 6, 2021

Re: Proposal: Disconnect comp.lang.python from python-list

2021-05-06 Thread Chris Green
Grant Edwards wrote: > On 2021-05-06, Chris Angelico wrote: > > On Thu, May 6, 2021 at 10:43 AM Avi Gross via Python-list > > wrote: > >> > >> Chris, > >> > >> Given some notice, what stops anyone from joining the mailing list before > >> there is a divorce between the forums? > > > > Nothing!

Re: Proposal: Disconnect comp.lang.python from python-list

2021-05-06 Thread Mats Wichmann
On 5/5/21 10:33 PM, Dennis Lee Bieber wrote: I, for one, wish more mailing lists did have newsgroup access (I also wish for the demise of Google Groups, but short of a large explosive in Mountain View, doubt that will come to pass). Instead everything is being splintered into smaller

Re: Proposal: Disconnect comp.lang.python from python-list

2021-05-06 Thread Abdur-Rahmaan Janhangeer
It was high time  a proposal like that came up We have seen from time to time some comp lang interruptions ~ -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: Proposal: Disconnect comp.lang.python from python-list

2021-05-06 Thread Grant Edwards
On 2021-05-06, Chris Angelico wrote: > On Thu, May 6, 2021 at 10:43 AM Avi Gross via Python-list > wrote: >> >> Chris, >> >> Given some notice, what stops anyone from joining the mailing list before >> there is a divorce between the forums? > > Nothing! Nothing at all. That is, if you're talking

Re: Proposal: Disconnect comp.lang.python from python-list

2021-05-06 Thread Grant Edwards
On 2021-05-06, Richard Damon wrote: > If the idea is just to provide a NNTP accessible version of the mailing > list, than perhaps rather than a comp.* group, putting it on gmane would > be a viable option, that avoids some of the Usenet issues. The list _is_ on gmane and has been since

Re: Proposal: Disconnect comp.lang.python from python-list

2021-05-06 Thread Jon Ribbens via Python-list
On 2021-05-06, Richard Damon wrote: > On 5/6/21 9:12 AM, Jon Ribbens via Python-list wrote: >> Are you saying that the messages that appear occasionally from people >> such as Ethan Furman claiming to be moderators and alleging that >> particular people have been banned or suspended are lies? And

Re: Proposal: Disconnect comp.lang.python from python-list

2021-05-06 Thread Jon Ribbens via Python-list
On 2021-05-06, Skip Montanaro wrote: >> Are you saying that the messages that appear occasionally from people >> such as Ethan Furman claiming to be moderators and alleging that >> particular people have been banned or suspended are lies? And that the >> message I received once saying that my

Re: Proposal: Disconnect comp.lang.python from python-list

2021-05-06 Thread Jon Ribbens via Python-list
On 2021-05-06, Richard Damon wrote: > On 5/6/21 6:12 AM, Jon Ribbens via Python-list wrote: >> I think you're fundamentally missing the point that the newsgroup is >> *already gatewayed to the mailing list*. Marking the group moderated >> will not result in any more work for the moderators. In

Re: Proposal: Disconnect comp.lang.python from python-list

2021-05-06 Thread Skip Montanaro
> Are you saying that the messages that appear occasionally from people > such as Ethan Furman claiming to be moderators and alleging that > particular people have been banned or suspended are lies? And that the > message I received once saying that my comp.lang.python post had been > rejected

Re: Proposal: Disconnect comp.lang.python from python-list

2021-05-06 Thread Richard Damon
On 5/6/21 9:12 AM, Jon Ribbens via Python-list wrote: > On 2021-05-06, Skip Montanaro wrote: >>> Are you unaware that the group is already gatewayed to a moderated >>> mailing list for which all of that work is already done? >> What is this moderation of which you speak? I'm one of the Python >>

Re: Proposal: Disconnect comp.lang.python from python-list

2021-05-06 Thread Richard Damon
On 5/6/21 6:12 AM, Jon Ribbens via Python-list wrote: > On 2021-05-06, Richard Damon wrote: >> On 5/5/21 10:44 PM, Jon Ribbens via Python-list wrote: >>> On 2021-05-06, Richard Damon wrote: As someone with a long usenet background, converting the existing group to moderated would be

Re: Proposal: Disconnect comp.lang.python from python-list

2021-05-06 Thread Jon Ribbens via Python-list
On 2021-05-06, Skip Montanaro wrote: >> Are you unaware that the group is already gatewayed to a moderated >> mailing list for which all of that work is already done? > > What is this moderation of which you speak? I'm one of the Python > postmasters (I maintain the SpamBayes setup) and am aware

Re: Proposal: Disconnect comp.lang.python from python-list

2021-05-06 Thread Skip Montanaro
> Are you unaware that the group is already gatewayed to a moderated > mailing list for which all of that work is already done? What is this moderation of which you speak? I'm one of the Python postmasters (I maintain the SpamBayes setup) and am aware of a multi-part tool chain (black hole lists,

Re: Proposal: Disconnect comp.lang.python from python-list

2021-05-06 Thread Jon Ribbens via Python-list
On 2021-05-06, Richard Damon wrote: > On 5/5/21 10:44 PM, Jon Ribbens via Python-list wrote: >> On 2021-05-06, Richard Damon wrote: >>> As someone with a long usenet background, converting the existing group >>> to moderated would be practically impossible. It just isn't done. It >>> would need

Re: Proposal: Disconnect comp.lang.python from python-list

2021-05-06 Thread Chris Green
Paul Rubin wrote: > "Avi Gross" writes: > > Given some notice, what stops anyone from joining the mailing list before > > there is a divorce between the forums? > > Some of us don't want to be on mailing lists, and prefer using news > client software. I am in agreement here, if a list/group is

Re: Proposal: Disconnect comp.lang.python from python-list

2021-05-05 Thread Richard Damon
On 5/5/21 10:44 PM, Jon Ribbens via Python-list wrote: > On 2021-05-06, Richard Damon wrote: >> On 5/5/21 9:40 PM, Jon Ribbens via Python-list wrote: >>> On 2021-05-06, Paul Bryan wrote: What's involved in moderating c.l.p? Would there be volunteers willing to do so? >>> Nothing at all

Re: Proposal: Disconnect comp.lang.python from python-list

2021-05-05 Thread Jon Ribbens via Python-list
On 2021-05-06, Richard Damon wrote: > On 5/5/21 9:40 PM, Jon Ribbens via Python-list wrote: >> On 2021-05-06, Paul Bryan wrote: >>> What's involved in moderating c.l.p? Would there be volunteers willing >>> to do so? >> Nothing at all is involved, apart from changing the status of the group. >>

Re: Proposal: Disconnect comp.lang.python from python-list

2021-05-05 Thread Richard Damon
On 5/5/21 9:40 PM, Jon Ribbens via Python-list wrote: > On 2021-05-06, Paul Bryan wrote: >> What's involved in moderating c.l.p? Would there be volunteers willing >> to do so? > Nothing at all is involved, apart from changing the status of the group. > The moderation would be done by the same

Re: Proposal: Disconnect comp.lang.python from python-list

2021-05-05 Thread Jon Ribbens via Python-list
On 2021-05-06, Paul Bryan wrote: > What's involved in moderating c.l.p? Would there be volunteers willing > to do so? Nothing at all is involved, apart from changing the status of the group. The moderation would be done by the same people, in the same way, as the moderation of the list is done

Re: Proposal: Disconnect comp.lang.python from python-list

2021-05-05 Thread Paul Bryan
What's involved in moderating c.l.p? Would there be volunteers willing to do so? On Thu, 2021-05-06 at 00:43 +, Jon Ribbens via Python-list wrote: > On 2021-05-06, Chris Angelico wrote: > > On Thu, May 6, 2021 at 10:32 AM Paul Bryan wrote: > > > > > > Given the ease of spoofing sender

Re: Proposal: Disconnect comp.lang.python from python-list

2021-05-05 Thread Chris Angelico
On Thu, May 6, 2021 at 10:43 AM Avi Gross via Python-list wrote: > > Chris, > > Given some notice, what stops anyone from joining the mailing list before > there is a divorce between the forums? Nothing! Nothing at all. That is, if you're talking about *people*. People are absolutely welcome to

Re: Proposal: Disconnect comp.lang.python from python-list

2021-05-05 Thread Jon Ribbens via Python-list
On 2021-05-06, Chris Angelico wrote: > On Thu, May 6, 2021 at 10:32 AM Paul Bryan wrote: >> >> Given the ease of spoofing sender addresses, and its propensity for use >> in anonymous spamming and trolling (thanks python-list-owner for >> staying on top of that!), I propose to disconnect

RE: Proposal: Disconnect comp.lang.python from python-list

2021-05-05 Thread Avi Gross via Python-list
comp.lang.python from python-list On Thu, May 6, 2021 at 10:32 AM Paul Bryan wrote: > > Given the ease of spoofing sender addresses, and its propensity for > use in anonymous spamming and trolling (thanks python-list-owner for > staying on top of that!), I propose to disconnect comp.lang.py

Re: Proposal: Disconnect comp.lang.python from python-list

2021-05-05 Thread Chris Angelico
On Thu, May 6, 2021 at 10:32 AM Paul Bryan wrote: > > Given the ease of spoofing sender addresses, and its propensity for use > in anonymous spamming and trolling (thanks python-list-owner for > staying on top of that!), I propose to disconnect comp.lang.python from > the python-list mailing