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

[Guido van Rossum]

> > 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?

The problem is that if the list doesn't get cc'ed, a mistaken post is
likely to elicit several or even many private responses.  So let's keep
these responses going to the list.

--Guido van Rossum (home page: http://www.python.org/~guido/)