[perl-python] string pattern matching

[Dan Perl]

Perhaps someone will write a program to automatically follow up on every 
[perl-python] posting?  The follow-up could just contain a statement like 
the one Daniel mentions.  Obviously the program would be written in python. 
;-)

Any suggestions on how to implement such a program?  How would it detect a 
new posting?  How would it send the follow-up?

Anyway, I agree with Daniel and I think that would not only warn newcomers 
to the group, but it would also allow many of us to move on without worrying 
about the effect that the perl-python postings may have on these newcomers.

BTW, I think Daniel's suggestion for the statement sounds pretty fair and 
pretty impartial.  Maybe it should just not use terms like "blatant".  And I 
would include something like "we support everyone's freedom to post to this 
newsgroup but we feel that python and perl beginners need to be warned about 
the quality of these tutorials".

Dan

"Daniel Fackrell" <unlearned at gmail.com> wrote in message 
news:mailman.1716.1107300060.22381.python-list at python.org...
> Perhaps a message to the effect of "These messages are specifically 
> disowned
> by the groups to which they are posted, have historically been riddled 
> with
> blatant errors, and are assumed to continue in the same quality." should 
> be
> posted as a follow-up to each of these messages by XL in order to avoid
> having to spend the time to find the inaccuracies in each one 
> individually.
>
> Considering the response so far, a list of frequent posters and
> not-so-frequent posters who will vouch for the accuracy of the disclaimer
> might even be added.
>
> Daniel Fackrell
>
>
>