[PSF-Community] STOP THE INTRODUCTIONS

[Russ Gibson]

Advice taken, unsubscribing.

--> Russ


On 9/22/2015 6:27 AM, Alex Clark wrote:
> Folks,
>
> Since this list is new, let's let everyone express their vision for 
> in-scope content. I am +1 for continued introductions because I find 
> them valuable. I am -1 for anyone trying to convince /me/ they're not 
> valuable to /me/. But I tolerate the continued attempts (to convince 
> me they are not valuable to me), because in the worst case I can 
> unsubscribe or filter.
>
> I will never attempt to convince anyone else what they should feel 
> about the issue, and long term I'll most likely switch to reading this 
> on GMANE.
>
> Would this list traffic be any less objectionable if it were "real 
> content" (as dictated by someone's individual's standards)?**I suspect 
> "no", and therefore suggest folks uncomfortable with "introduction 
> content" seek alternatives as I will do if I'm uncomfortable with 
> "anti-introduction content".
>
>
> On Tue, Sep 22, 2015 at 7:50 AM, Amir Ladsgroup <ladsgroup at gmail.com 
> <mailto:ladsgroup at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>     It's not "python-introductions" either. There are linkedin,
>     about.me <http://about.me> and other websites to do this job and
>     people can add link to their profiles in their email signatures so
>     they don't waste ~700 people's times (assuming ~50 are interested
>     in reading those introductions)
>
>     Best
>
>     On Tue, Sep 22, 2015 at 2:28 PM Steve Holden <steve at holdenweb.com
>     <mailto:steve at holdenweb.com>> wrote:
>
>         Joshua,
>
>         While I appreciate and understand the sentiment behind your
>         email I find it astonishingly unfriendly and unwelcoming, and
>         don’t think this is the way we want to present ourselves to
>         people who may be considering going their local Python community.
>
>         The mission of the PSF is to promote the development of the
>         language and the growth on the international Python community.
>         There are already many adequate forums for asking Python
>         questions, and I would remind you this list is called
>         “python-community,” not “python-questions.”
>
>         Please, next time you feel the need to post such an email.
>         restrain yourself. Thanks.
>
>         S
>
>>         On Sep 22, 2015, at 2:16 AM, <joshua at tellander.net
>>         <mailto:joshua at tellander.net>> <joshua at tellander.net
>>         <mailto:joshua at tellander.net>> wrote:
>>
>>         We all like you, we don't like the spam.
>>
>>
>
>         _______________________________________________
>         PSF-Community mailing list
>         PSF-Community at python.org <mailto:PSF-Community at python.org>
>         https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/psf-community
>
>
>     _______________________________________________
>     PSF-Community mailing list
>     PSF-Community at python.org <mailto:PSF-Community at python.org>
>     https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/psf-community
>
>
>
>
> -- 
> Alex Clark · http://aclark.net
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> PSF-Community mailing list
> PSF-Community at python.org
> https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/psf-community

-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://mail.python.org/pipermail/psf-community/attachments/20150922/18f02179/attachment.html>