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+python@benfinney.id.au> wrote:
Jesse Noller <jnoller@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.

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