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

[Tres Seaver]

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P.J. Eby wrote:
> At 09:45 AM 11/14/2009 +0100, Martin v. Löwis wrote:
>> Paul Moore wrote:
>>> 2009/11/13 Tres Seaver <tseaver at palladion.com>:
>>>> I can see the information about the poll, and a link to view the
>>>> results, without logging in.
>>>>
>>>>  http://pypi.python.org/pypi
>>>>
>>>> (second paragraph there).  That paragraph tells you that you need to log
>>>> in to vote in the poll.
>>> I don't want to create a PyPI account (more account details I'll
>>> rarely use to remember) just to vote. I can see why anonymous votes
>>> are bad, but the sample's going to be self-selecting - people like me
>>> who don't want to create an account will be excluded.
>> This is indeed intentional: people like you won't upload packages to
>> PyPI, nor will they take part in the rating system, as both require
>> a PyPI account.
> 
> Which is bizarre, since Paul belongs to the group of people you say 
> you care most about - i.e., those people browsing the index and 
> looking for packages.  The *consumers* of the comments, in other words.

I agree with Martin that anonymous votes, like anonymous comments, are
process-harmful here.


Tres.
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