Agreed, thanks James for asking.<br><br>And thanks for bringing up the issue of communication mode in different mediums, Robert. I personally think the type of discussions taking place on this list would be better suited to a more interactive or conversational medium.<br><br>Is there already, or would anyone be opposed to the creation of a #python-ideas on a large IRC network? I'd hope discussions there can have the same weight, merit, community involvement, and potential for PEP-tracking ideas.<br><br>I think accommodating different people's best communication modes is essential to the continued development of any community and project.<br>-------- Original Message --------<br>On Feb 1, 2019, 10:21, Robert Vanden Eynde < robertve92@gmail.com> wrote:<blockquote class="protonmail_quote"><br><div dir="auto"><div>That's a nice question !</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">The main thing is "is this list more EmailLike or MessengerLike"</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">When I speak on Messenger (or any instantaneous conversation software) I send a lot of very small messages, like "+1", it's interactive, I'm expecting a short answer.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">If I say something stupid, I undo, if I can't undo because the delay of my client is done, I send another message beginning with "Oops" or something obvious. It's the EAFP (Easier to ask for forgiveness than Permission) style.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">The point is "looking ar my first few words, people understand the message"</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">When I speak on TraditionalDifferedEmail, I'm more like LBYL (Look before you Leap), I write a long, but structured message, such that people see first the structure, (intro, body, conclusion), and look in the message if they want.<br><br><div class="gmail_quote" dir="auto"><div dir="ltr">On Fri, 1 Feb 2019, 17:40 James Lu <<a href="mailto:jamtlu@gmail.com">jamtlu@gmail.com</a> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">A lot of the traffic on this email list is people saying “I don’t understand” or “that’s not what I meant” or trying to re-explain. A lot of “-1”s are really “I don’t see the usefulness of this”.<br>
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So I want an open discussion on: How can we communicate clearer?<br>
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