[Matplotlib-devel] list moderation

[OceanWolf]

Exactamundo Jody, and add to that we have designated this list as a discussion place for developers, and not for a new user looking for help, as far as I know we had a separate list for that, "matplotlib-users", or did that disappear when we switched to python.org for the list hosting?

Best,Ocean Wolf


      From: Klymak Jody <jklymak at uvic.ca>
 To: Thomas Caswell <tcaswell at gmail.com> 
Cc: OceanWolf <juichenieder-nabb at yahoo.co.uk>; matplotlib development list <matplotlib-devel at python.org>
 Sent: Saturday, 5 August 2017, 19:28
 Subject: Re: [Matplotlib-devel] list moderation
   
You can just make the bounce message nice.  If you aren't a member of the list you can't expect to see the answer to your query anyways, so asking someone to be signed up for the list isnt particularly user hostile.  And nowhere near as bad as getting no answer at all for three months ;-). 
Cheers.  Jody. 

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On Aug 5, 2017, at 10:18, Thomas Caswell <tcaswell at gmail.com> wrote:


We should try to be an open and welcoming community.  Getting bounced from the mailing list is not the best first impression to a new user looking for help!
Tom
On Sat, Aug 5, 2017 at 12:49 PM OceanWolf <juichenieder-nabb at yahoo.co.uk> wrote:

Why not c) just discard all emails rejected with a message back to the user as to the explanation.  Up to the user to correct the problem and try again.  If they weren't a member, then become a member.  If you spam with large graphics, then upload it somewhere else and insert a link instead.


      From: Thomas Caswell <tcaswell at gmail.com>
 To: matplotlib development list <matplotlib-devel at python.org> 
 Sent: Saturday, 5 August 2017, 18:41
 Subject: [Matplotlib-devel] list moderation
  
Folks,
We have a pretty high false-positive rate in the python.org mailing list moderation queues (mostly due to the 'must be a member to post' policy).  I just cleared them from May - now (which is why there is a huge spike in emails just now >:) ) 
Do we want to: a) relax that (at the cost of getting a bit more spam) b) some more people volunteer to help moderate the list 
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