Re: Feeding the trolls

2018-06-26 Thread mm0fmf
To: Steven D'Aprano From: "mm0fmf" To: Steven D'Aprano From: mm0fmf On 22/06/2018 00:51, Steven D'Aprano wrote: > On Thu, 21 Jun 2018 21:49:15 +0100, mm0fmf wrote: > > [snip unnecessary quoting] >> Design requirements for python newsreader client: >> >> 1. Block all top posters > > I think

Re: Feeding the trolls

2018-06-24 Thread mm0fmf
To: Steven D'Aprano From: mm0fmf On 22/06/2018 00:51, Steven D'Aprano wrote: > On Thu, 21 Jun 2018 21:49:15 +0100, mm0fmf wrote: > > [snip unnecessary quoting] >> Design requirements for python newsreader client: >> >> 1. Block all top posters > > I think it would be far more useful to block

Re: Feeding the trolls

2018-06-22 Thread mm0fmf
On 22/06/2018 00:51, Steven D'Aprano wrote: On Thu, 21 Jun 2018 21:49:15 +0100, mm0fmf wrote: [snip unnecessary quoting] Design requirements for python newsreader client: 1. Block all top posters I think it would be far more useful to block bottom-posters who don't snip irrelevant quoted

Re: Feeding the trolls

2018-06-22 Thread bart4858
Steven D'Aprano wrote: == If you were more interested in appreciating Python for what it is, instead of turning everything into a pissing contest where your personal, private language does it better, your experience might be different. And who knows, you might even learn a thing or two.

Re: Feeding the trolls

2018-06-22 Thread Richard Damon
On 6/22/18 3:28 AM, Paul St George wrote: > On 21/06/2018 10:05, Anssi Saari wrote: >> D'Arcy Cain writes: >> >>> One of these days I will have to figure out how to block replies to the >>> trolls as well. >> >> Benefit of reading the mailing list via nntp (i.e. gmane): can easily >> score down

Re: Feeding the trolls

2018-06-22 Thread Tim Golden
On 22/06/2018 09:33, bart4...@gmail.com wrote: It costs me some genuine effort to make what I believe are relevant and interesting technical posts I thank you for at least taking that trouble. But I think that this is probably where the difference lies. This newsgroup/mailing list is

Re: Feeding the trolls

2018-06-22 Thread Steven D'Aprano
On Fri, 22 Jun 2018 01:33:41 -0700, bart4858 wrote: > What a friendly, welcoming and open-minded group this is! You reap what you sow. If you were more interested in appreciating Python for what it is, instead of turning everything into a pissing contest where your personal, private language

Re: Feeding the trolls

2018-06-22 Thread bart4858
What a friendly, welcoming and open-minded group this is! It costs me some genuine effort to make what I believe are relevant and interesting technical posts, and people are discussing not just how to avoid seeing them, but how to screen anyone who wants to reply. Yes my posts are more 'meta'

Re: Feeding the trolls

2018-06-22 Thread Paul St George
On 21/06/2018 10:05, Anssi Saari wrote: D'Arcy Cain writes: One of these days I will have to figure out how to block replies to the trolls as well. Benefit of reading the mailing list via nntp (i.e. gmane): can easily score down follow-ups to annoying people in addition to their posts.

Re: Feeding the trolls

2018-06-21 Thread Gregory Ewing
Steven D'Aprano wrote: On Thu, 21 Jun 2018 21:49:15 +0100, mm0fmf wrote: Design requirements for python newsreader client: 1. Block all top posters I think it would be far more useful to block bottom-posters who don't snip irrelevant quoted text. In the early days of Usenet, it was

Re: Feeding the trolls

2018-06-21 Thread Abdur-Rahmaan Janhangeer
aie maybe we can learn then warn ! mail sender is top poster Abdur-Rahmaan Janhangeer https://github.com/Abdur-rahmaanJ Design requirements for python newsreader client: > > 1. Block all top posters > -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: Feeding the trolls

2018-06-21 Thread Steven D'Aprano
On Thu, 21 Jun 2018 21:49:15 +0100, mm0fmf wrote: [snip unnecessary quoting] > Design requirements for python newsreader client: > > 1. Block all top posters I think it would be far more useful to block bottom-posters who don't snip irrelevant quoted text. -- Steven D'Aprano "Ever since I

Re: Feeding the trolls

2018-06-21 Thread mm0fmf
On 21/06/2018 05:02, Abdur-Rahmaan Janhangeer wrote: by building a custom py-based mail client maybe ^^_ Abdur-Rahmaan Janhangeer https://github.com/Abdur-rahmaanJ On Wed, 20 Jun 2018, 17:18 D'Arcy Cain, wrote: On 2018-06-20 08:10 AM, Tim Golden wrote: [... snip discussions about Bart's

Re: Feeding the trolls

2018-06-21 Thread Anssi Saari
D'Arcy Cain writes: > One of these days I will have to figure out how to block replies to the > trolls as well. Benefit of reading the mailing list via nntp (i.e. gmane): can easily score down follow-ups to annoying people in addition to their posts. Well, assuming a decent newsreader. --

Re: Feeding the trolls

2018-06-20 Thread Abdur-Rahmaan Janhangeer
by building a custom py-based mail client maybe ^^_ Abdur-Rahmaan Janhangeer https://github.com/Abdur-rahmaanJ On Wed, 20 Jun 2018, 17:18 D'Arcy Cain, wrote: > On 2018-06-20 08:10 AM, Tim Golden wrote: > > [... snip discussions about Bart's language ...] > > > > Wearing my moderator hat > > >

Feeding the trolls

2018-06-20 Thread D'Arcy Cain
On 2018-06-20 08:10 AM, Tim Golden wrote: > [... snip discussions about Bart's language ...] > > Wearing my moderator hat > > Can we take the "Bart's language vs Python Show" to some other forum, > please? We've already gone over this ground again and again and it isn't > helping the

Re: Stop feeding the trolls (Was: which a is used?)

2012-09-28 Thread rusi
On Sep 28, 10:21 am, Dwight Hutto dwightdhu...@gmail.com wrote: On Fri, Sep 28, 2012 at 1:12 AM, Littlefield, Tyler ty...@tysdomain.com wrote: On 9/27/2012 10:50 PM, Dwight Hutto wrote: On Fri, Sep 28, 2012 at 12:40 AM, Chris Angelico ros...@gmail.com wrote: On Fri, Sep 28, 2012 at 1:47

Re: Stop feeding the trolls (Was: which a is used?)

2012-09-28 Thread Dwight Hutto
On Fri, Sep 28, 2012 at 1:51 AM, rusi rustompm...@gmail.com wrote: On Sep 28, 10:21 am, Dwight Hutto dwightdhu...@gmail.com wrote: On Fri, Sep 28, 2012 at 1:12 AM, Littlefield, Tyler ty...@tysdomain.com wrote: On 9/27/2012 10:50 PM, Dwight Hutto wrote: On Fri, Sep 28, 2012 at 12:40 AM,

Re: Stop feeding the trolls

2012-09-27 Thread Dwight Hutto
It's past time to stop feeding this troll, please. You mean like the post above you sentbitch please, I'm eatin good right now. -- Best Regards, David Hutto CEO: http://www.hitwebdevelopment.com -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: Stop feeding the trolls (Was: which a is used?)

2012-09-27 Thread Dwight Hutto
On Wed, Sep 26, 2012 at 8:40 PM, alex23 wuwe...@gmail.com wrote: On Sep 26, 5:06 pm, Dwight Hutto dwightdhu...@gmail.com wrote: You can Plonk my dick bitches. You do understand that when you have so many people react badly to how you phrase things, that the problem most likely lies with you

Re: Stop feeding the trolls (Was: which a is used?)

2012-09-27 Thread Chris Angelico
On Fri, Sep 28, 2012 at 1:47 PM, Dwight Hutto dwightdhu...@gmail.com wrote: [ lots of screed that demonstrates that Dwight hasn't grokked the hacker culture ] Dwight, have a read of these documents. They may help you to understand how the python-list community operates, and perhaps more so,

Re: Stop feeding the trolls (Was: which a is used?)

2012-09-27 Thread Dwight Hutto
On Fri, Sep 28, 2012 at 12:40 AM, Chris Angelico ros...@gmail.com wrote: On Fri, Sep 28, 2012 at 1:47 PM, Dwight Hutto dwightdhu...@gmail.com wrote: [ lots of screed that demonstrates that Dwight hasn't grokked the hacker culture ] Don't hack, but could very well if necessary. Dwight, have

Re: Stop feeding the trolls (Was: which a is used?)

2012-09-27 Thread Littlefield, Tyler
On 9/27/2012 10:50 PM, Dwight Hutto wrote: On Fri, Sep 28, 2012 at 12:40 AM, Chris Angelico ros...@gmail.com wrote: On Fri, Sep 28, 2012 at 1:47 PM, Dwight Hutto dwightdhu...@gmail.com wrote: [ lots of screed that demonstrates that Dwight hasn't grokked the hacker culture ] Don't hack, but

Re: Stop feeding the trolls (Was: which a is used?)

2012-09-27 Thread Dwight Hutto
On Fri, Sep 28, 2012 at 1:12 AM, Littlefield, Tyler ty...@tysdomain.com wrote: On 9/27/2012 10:50 PM, Dwight Hutto wrote: On Fri, Sep 28, 2012 at 12:40 AM, Chris Angelico ros...@gmail.com wrote: On Fri, Sep 28, 2012 at 1:47 PM, Dwight Hutto dwightdhu...@gmail.com wrote: [ lots of screed

Re: Stop feeding the trolls (Was: which a is used?)

2012-09-26 Thread Dwight Hutto
You can Plonk my dick bitches. -- Best Regards, David Hutto CEO: http://www.hitwebdevelopment.com -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: Stop feeding the trolls (Was: which a is used?)

2012-09-26 Thread Dwight Hutto
On Wed, Sep 26, 2012 at 3:06 AM, Dwight Hutto dwightdhu...@gmail.com wrote: You can Plonk my dick bitches. -- Best Regards, David Hutto CEO: http://www.hitwebdevelopment.com +5.75 -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: Stop feeding the trolls (Was: which a is used?)

2012-09-26 Thread alex23
On Sep 26, 5:06 pm, Dwight Hutto dwightdhu...@gmail.com wrote: You can Plonk my dick bitches. You do understand that when you have so many people react badly to how you phrase things, that the problem most likely lies with you and not them? That the only person who actually reacts favourably to

Re: Stop feeding the trolls

2012-09-26 Thread Ben Finney
alex23 wuwe...@gmail.com writes: On Sep 26, 5:06 pm, Dwight Hutto dwightdhu...@gmail.com wrote: You can Plonk my dick bitches. You do understand that when you have so many people react badly to how you phrase things, that the problem most likely lies with you and not them? That the only

Stop feeding the trolls (Was: which a is used?)

2012-09-25 Thread D'Arcy Cain
On Tue, 25 Sep 2012 08:44:18 +0100 Mark Lawrence breamore...@yahoo.co.uk wrote: On 25/09/2012 06:07, Thomas Rachel wrote: Am 25.09.2012 04:37 schrieb Dwight Hutto: [...usual nonsense] someone had the audacity to protect his stance. I am sure that people have seen enough of his behaviour in

Re: Stop feeding the trolls (Was: which a is used?)

2012-09-25 Thread David Robinow
On Tue, Sep 25, 2012 at 9:53 AM, D'Arcy Cain da...@druid.net wrote: ... Now if only people would stop feeding the troll, those of us who have already *plonked* him can stop seeing his ramblings in the responses. I'm hating myself for jumping in to this nonsense, but ... +1 --