[PSF-Community] No more me

[Harsh Vakharia]

Hello guys,

I've created a Slack channel <https://python-community.slack.com>  for
Python Community (open for everyone 🎉).

Anyone can join this channel from
https://python-community-slack.herokuapp.com (open for everyone 🎉)

Channel URL: https://python-community.slack.com (open for everyone 🎉)

Come let's introduce ourselves there!

Harsh :)

On Mon, Sep 21, 2015 at 10:54 PM, Doug Hellmann <doug at doughellmann.com>
wrote:

>
> > On Sep 21, 2015, at 12:36 PM, C. Titus Brown <ctbrown at ucdavis.edu>
> wrote:
> >
> > On Mon, Sep 21, 2015 at 04:18:26PM +0100, Alex Kavanagh wrote:
> >>> The mailing-list's description does mention that it is an archived,
> >> "large audience" list for projects, experiences and OSS. I fail to see
> how
> >> introductions from every Python user around the world fit into this.
> But I
> >> don't have anything against a separate, high-volume mailing-list were
> these
> >> would take place (so long as no one subscribes me to it).
> >>
> >> I agree.  Please also don't subscribe me to a high-volume mailing-list
> >> where people introduce themselves.
> >
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I wanted to speak to this point about directly being subscribed --
> >
> > I received an invitation to join the mailing list, and I confirmed.  I
> was
> > not subscribed automatically.  So I think the admins did not do anything
> > underhanded or inappropriate, unless they directly subscribed people
> other
> > than me.  (If this did happen, the admins should apologize and do better
> > next time.)
> >
> > Also, Ewa Jodlowska (Director of Operations for PSF) invited
> introductions on
> > September 19th, in response to Manuel Kaufmann.  I think engaging
> directly
> > with Ewa or the list moderators to express disapproval would be less
> > intrusive then sending e-mails to the entire list.
> >
> > Personally, I agree with Yarko and Van about being welcoming and either
> > digesting or unsubscribing if you can't handle the list volume.
> >
> > cheers,
> > —titus
>
> +1 — it’s great to see a PSF mailing list full of nice messages
>
> Doug
>
> >
> >> On Mon, Sep 21, 2015 at 4:11 PM, R??mi Rampin <remirampin at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >>
> >>> 2015-09-21 11:03 EDT, Justin Myles Holmes <twotonespirit at gmail.com>:
> >>>
> >>>> I'm enjoying reading them.  Is it so much of an inconvenience?
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>> It is. I was surprised to get subscribed to this mailing-list (I didn't
> >>> request it), but was ok with it if it was to be filled with interesting
> >>> content relating to Python communities. The first few emails I got
> >>> (conferences, calls for speakers) were fine, but these "presentations"
> are
> >>> really pointless and nothing but spam (at least Manuel put some content
> >>> into it; I fail to see why anyone would enjoy reading "my name is X I'm
> >>> from Ycountry and use Python").
> >>>
> >>> I have nothing against this kind of email, but I really think their
> must
> >>> be a better place for them. Or did I misunderstand the purpose of this
> list?
> >>>
> >>> The purpose of the psf-community mailing list is to provide an
> environment
> >>>> where pythonistas can communicate with a large audience, share
> experiences,
> >>>> launch projects, and/or discuss their Python & OSS interests. This
> >>>> community mailing list will have public archives, accessible to
> everyone.
> >>>
> >>> [...]
> >>>
> >>> Keep in mind that a large audience will see your posts. This may
> include
> >>>> your current or future employers. Take care in what you write.
> Remember,
> >>>> this mailing list is publicly archived, and that your words will be
> stored
> >>>> publicly for a very long time.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> The mailing-list's description does mention that it is an archived,
> "large
> >>> audience" list for projects, experiences and OSS. I fail to see how
> >>> introductions from every Python user around the world fit into this.
> But I
> >>> don't have anything against a separate, high-volume mailing-list were
> these
> >>> would take place (so long as no one subscribes me to it).
> >>>
> >>> Cheers
> >>> --
> >>> R??mi
> >>>
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> >>>
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >> Alex Kavanagh
> >> Home: http://alex.kavanagh.name
> >> @ajkavanagh
> >
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> >
> > --
> > C. Titus Brown, ctbrown at ucdavis.edu
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