[PSF-Community] STOP THE INTRODUCTIONS

[harshjv at gmail.com]

Or we can devise a solution just for introduction apart from Facebook and Google+ powered by Python :)

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> On 22-Sep-2015, at 7:26 AM, Ehsan Keshavarzian <ehsan985 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> There's always a nicer and better solution to everything and we are supposed to be (as programmers) solution makers. I like you and your manners Jacqueline. Thanks for your suggestion. I'm for it.
> 
> Cheers
> 
>> On Tue, Sep 22, 2015 at 11:41 AM, Jacqueline Kazil <jackiekazil at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Introductions allow for folks who are new to the community to understand who is lurking and allows for folks who have been a part of the community for awhile to see who is joining. 
>> 
>> If I was new to the community, and I posted an introduction and received a harsh email that discouraged me -- I might never come back or want to participate.
>> 
>> Instead of going back and forth on this practice -- what if we started a thread called 'Introductions' or something like that? 
>> - Folks who want to read it can keep it coming in. 
>> - Folks who don't want to read it can filter that one thread (or threads). 
>> 
>> Yes? No? 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>> On Mon, Sep 21, 2015 at 9:27 PM, Alan Fitzgerald <alanfitzgerald at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Totally agree, please stop. Moments ago I was looking for the unsubscribe...holding off now hoping the spam stops. 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> On Mon, Sep 21, 2015 at 9:18 PM, joshua at tellander.net <joshua at tellander.net> wrote:
>>>> Hello,
>>>> While you all are wonderful people, there are too many of us to offer introductions. Stop introducing yourselves. Most of us don't appreciate the emails. Please keep the replies relating to python; not who you are. If we were a team of 20 people introductions would be great, but we are all over the world and introductions are pointless. Nobody is going to remember you; I'm being honest and not rude.
>>>> 
>>>> If you feel the need to introduce yourself to a group spanning the globe have a nice chamomile tea, maybe a GABA pill, get some sleep, and then say hi to your mom and tell her how you are a member of this awesome python group; then don't tell us who you are.
>>>> 
>>>> When you have a python problem to solve, or a python question, say hi, state your name, then focus on the python details.
>>>> 
>>>> We all like you, we don't like the spam.
>>>> 
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> 
>>>> Joshua
>>>> Madison, WI
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> On Mon, Sep 21, 2015 at 5:48 PM -0700, "Chew Chee Ming" <cheeming at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Hi,
>>>> 
>>>> I am Chee Ming and I hail from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Been using Python for quite a few years, building web apps and APIs powering mobile apps. I love how Python works, and never looked back. And vim for life!
>>>> 
>>>> We have a small Python community in Malaysia, but enough to do a "mini" PyCon recently (http://www.pycon.my/).
>>>> Great to read about others around the world.
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Chee Ming
>>>> http://infinite-code.com/
>>> 
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