[Python-ideas] Clearer communication

[Chris Angelico]

On Sun, Feb 3, 2019 at 7:07 PM Steven D'Aprano <steve at pearwood.info> wrote:
>
> On Sat, Feb 02, 2019 at 10:57:40AM -0500, James Lu wrote:
> > It’s very demotivating to hear just negative feedback on this list.
> >
> > Was starting this thread useful for y’all?
>
> Do you want an honest answer, or positive feedback? ("It was great!")
>
> Personally, no, it wasn't useful for me.
>
> It was a major time-sink to read a large number of emails mostly arguing
> about the pros and cons of email versus web forums, the value of Like
> buttons, and whether or not you can access Reddit outside of a browser.
> But when you get down to the fundamentals, none of these matter for
> effective communication. We can write lazy, confusing, knee-jerk posts
> on Reddit just as easily as via email.
>
> (If anything, the easier the medium for communication, the lazier, more
> confusing and more knee-jerk we will be.)
>
> As far as I can tell, I was the only person who actually tried to
> provide some concrete suggestions for communicating clearly. Although it
> is still only early days, maybe others will give their own suggestions
> over the next few days.
>
> (Come one guys, don't let me be the only one answering James' direct
> question.)

Sorry Steve, but I didn't answer his question because this whole
thread has become nothing but noise, and I'm trying not to contribute
any further to it.

Which I'm doing here, by saying that no, it was not a useful thread. Mea culpa.

ChrisA