[Python-Dev] Re: How to lose potential users/developers

[Aahz]

On Sat, Feb 08, 2003, Andrew MacIntyre wrote:
> On Fri, 7 Feb 2003, holger krekel wrote:
>> 
>> I am glad that Guido brings up the issue of 'tone of redirection
>> messages' and support the idea of doing it in the friendliest
>> way possible.  If someone insists and disregards comments then
>> that is a different matter, of course.
> 
> Is it unreasonable to expect straight forward redirections (ie "please
> take this to python-list/c.l.py") be done via private mail alone rather
> than including python-dev as a cc?

It's not unreasonable, but I do it so that other python-dev people know
that it's been done, which avoids wasting time and the dogpile effect.
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