[Python-ideas] A bit meta

[Brett Cannon]

On Fri, 29 Jan 2016 at 08:35 Ethan Furman <ethan at stoneleaf.us> wrote:

> On 01/29/2016 08:19 AM, Guido van Rossum wrote:
>
> > I do have to say I find the idea of using a dedicated StackExchange
> > site intriguing. I have been a big fan of its cofounder Joel Spolsky
> > for many years. A StackExchange discussion has some advantages over a
> > thread in a mailing list -- it's got a clear URL that everyone can
> > easily find and reference (as opposed to the variety of archive sites
> > that are currently used), and there is a bit more structure to the
> > discussion (question, answers, comments). I believe there are some
> > good examples of other communities of experts that have really
> > benefited (e.g. mathoverflow.net).
>
> I am also a big fan of StackExchange, but the StackExchange sites are
> about questions and answers, while Python-Ideas is about ideas and
> discussion.
>
> Given that extensive comments on a question or answer is discouraged,
> multiple answers trying to follow a thread of discussion would be
> confusing, and the person asking the question would be the one selecting
> the "approved" answer (which may have nothing to do with the actual
> outcome), I don't see this as being a good fit.
>

A better fit would be something like https://www.uservoice.com/ if people
wanted a focused "vote on ideas" solution, or something like
https://www.discourse.org/ for a more modern forum platform that has the
concept of likes for a thread. And then there's
https://gitlab.com/mailman/hyperkitty as Barry suggested to add the
equivalent of what Discourse has to Mailman 3.
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