[Python-Dev] Python Core Mentorship program

[Nick Coghlan]

On Sat, Mar 26, 2011 at 7:55 AM, Ben Finney <ben+python at benfinney.id.au> wrote:
> One of the great things about a discussion forum open view for the
> public is that, when a topic comes up again in a *different* forum, I
> can easily point anyone to the existing discussion without requiring
> that they join some private group. That's invaluable for spreading
> knowledge freely.
>
> If the goal of spreading knowledge isn't primary for the forum, I think
> it's a bit misleading to call it mentorship. Sure, mentorship can still
> be private; but it's pretty inefficient – and counter to the goal of
> spreading knowledge – if only a private group gets to benefit from the
> discussions.

And that's why I made sure to point out that any more widely
applicable information *will be incorporated into the devguide*.

So rather than pointing people to a potentially meandering discussion,
we'll be able to point them to a straightforward coherent answer,
without all the false starts and clarifications that happen in a real
mailing list conversation.

Cheers,
Nick.

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Nick Coghlan   |   ncoghlan at gmail.com   |   Brisbane, Australia