[Python-authors] Python-authors Digest, Vol 31, Issue 1

Sat Oct 8 16:07:49 EDT 2016

If it's not useful (and not even used, in this case), I'm fine with
shutting it down. Anyone from here who may interested can find me elsewhere
(https://ryanbalfanz.com/, for example).

-Ryan

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>    1. what should we do with this list? (Doug Hellmann)
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>    3. Re: what should we do with this list? (Doug Hellmann)
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> Date: Sat, 8 Oct 2016 10:54:28 -0400
> From: Doug Hellmann <doug at doughellmann.com>
> To: Python Authors <python-authors at python.org>
> Subject: [Python-authors] what should we do with this list?
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> We started this list back in 2009 as a way for new and experienced authors
> writing about Python to share with each other. The list has been largely
> dormant since then. Many of you may not even remember subscribing to it.
> Most of the traffic I have seen over the last couple of years is related to
> moderating new members asking to join.
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> Should we keep the list active?
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> Doug
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> Message: 2
> Date: Sat, 8 Oct 2016 11:01:16 -0400
> From: Brian Jones <bkjones at gmail.com>
> To: Doug Hellmann <doug at doughellmann.com>
> Cc: Python Authors <python-authors at python.org>
> Subject: Re: [Python-authors] what should we do with this list?
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> I'm not sure. When I joined, I expected to see more questions from new
> authors, requests from editors or publishers, etc., but I can't recall
> any of that really happening, and certainly not over the past couple
> of years. I thought a list like this could be valuable, but perhaps
> the community is showing us otherwise.
>
> What I *don't* know is how the list is 'marketed'. If there aren't
> multiple ways to find the list, then this would be expected. I'll
> admit that I have probably not mentioned this list to anyone in the
> past couple of years - out of sight out of mind I guess.
>
> brian
>
> On Sat, Oct 8, 2016 at 10:54 AM, Doug Hellmann <doug at doughellmann.com>
> wrote:
> > We started this list back in 2009 as a way for new and experienced
> authors writing about Python to share with each other. The list has been
> largely dormant since then. Many of you may not even remember subscribing
> to it. Most of the traffic I have seen over the last couple of years is
> related to moderating new members asking to join.
> >
> > Should we keep the list active?
> >
> > Doug
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> Message: 3
> Date: Sat, 8 Oct 2016 11:33:31 -0400
> From: Doug Hellmann <doug at doughellmann.com>
> To: Python Authors <python-authors at python.org>
> Subject: Re: [Python-authors] what should we do with this list?
> Message-ID: <CA7ED31B-CCC8-4357-87EC-ADAE31C526FA at doughellmann.com>
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> I haven?t done much with marketing lately, because I haven?t had time to
> focus on making the list an active community. Maybe someone else has more
> time and interest to do that?
>
> Doug
>
> > On Oct 8, 2016, at 11:01 AM, Brian Jones <bkjones at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > I'm not sure. When I joined, I expected to see more questions from new
> > authors, requests from editors or publishers, etc., but I can't recall
> > any of that really happening, and certainly not over the past couple
> > of years. I thought a list like this could be valuable, but perhaps
> > the community is showing us otherwise.
> >
> > What I *don't* know is how the list is 'marketed'. If there aren't
> > multiple ways to find the list, then this would be expected. I'll
> > admit that I have probably not mentioned this list to anyone in the
> > past couple of years - out of sight out of mind I guess.
> >
> > brian
> >
> > On Sat, Oct 8, 2016 at 10:54 AM, Doug Hellmann <doug at doughellmann.com>
> wrote:
> >> We started this list back in 2009 as a way for new and experienced
> authors writing about Python to share with each other. The list has been
> largely dormant since then. Many of you may not even remember subscribing
> to it. Most of the traffic I have seen over the last couple of years is
> related to moderating new members asking to join.
> >>
> >> Should we keep the list active?
> >>
> >> Doug
> >>
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> > --
> > Brian K. Jones
> > My Blog          http://www.protocolostomy.com
> > Follow me      http://twitter.com/bkjones
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