[Python-Dev] PyPI comments and ratings, *really*?

"Martin v. Löwis" martin at v.loewis.de
Fri Nov 13 00:33:46 CET 2009


Antoine Pitrou wrote:
> Martin v. Löwis <martin <at> v.loewis.de> writes:
>> I think you are missing the point of the commenting system: these
>> comments are *not* directed towards the package author. Instead, they
>> are directed towards fellow users of the package. For this kind of
>> message, a bugtracker is completely inappropriate, as is a mailing list,
>> or any other kind of support forum.
> 
> Then why not simply add a sentence or two before the comment form warning that
> the comment system is not meant to ask for help, support or debugging about the
> package?

Done!

Martin


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