[Python-Dev] Issues with process and discussions (Re: Issues with Py3.1's new ipaddr)

[Paul Moore]

2009/6/4 Nick Coghlan <ncoghlan at gmail.com>:
> Paul Moore wrote:
>> Mostly, I agree, but I definitely disagree, I'm afraid, on the use of
>> the tracker for discussions. To keep track of discussions on a ticket,
>> I have to personally keep a list of the tickets I'm interested in,
>> check back regularly to see if there's anything new, and keep a mental
>> note of where I've read up to so I know what's new.
>
> Others have already noted that Roundup not only emails you with new
> comments, but also lets you reply via email. That happens for anyone on
> the nosy list for an issue (commenting on an issue automatically adds
> you to the nosy list).
>
> In addition, you can fairly easily create a saved query to show you all
> the open tickets that you are on the nosy list for. (Although I created
> and saved my query for that so long ago that I don't recall the exact
> details on how to go about doing that).

Agreed, and thanks to all for the pointers to features I wasn't aware of.

I could still argue that there are downsides (need to take action to
set myself as nosy on an issue, possibly setting up a new mail filter,
housekeeping cruft, the fact that people don't quote in the same way
on tracker items) that make tracker discussions less attractive to me,
but it's very personal things.

Let's leave it as merely that I wouldn't have contributed to the
ipaddr discussion if it had been solely on the tracker (not even if
pointers to and reminders of the tracker item were posted to
python-dev). My input wasn't very valuable, so maybe that doesn't
matter much. Maybe the key point is that keeping discussion on the
tracker introduces a barrier to participation by lurkers, FWIW.

Paul.