New Python.org website?

[Steve Holden]

Obaid R. wrote:
> Terry Hancock wrote:
> 
>>On 18 Jan 2006 18:05:18 -0800
>>"Obaid R." <yhdanid at yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>>>I hope it is not counted against me that I am the first
>>>one to point out that the logo is shaped like a cross.
>>
>>[...]
>>
>>Hey, looks more like a Yin-Yang symbol to me. ;-)
> 
> 
> 
> True. But I hope you are not arguing that since it looks to you like a
> Yin-Yang that it makes it therefore not look like a cross. For even
> Steve did say that there is no point arguing against what appears like
> a matter of fact.
> 
> 
>>>And why ask with any trepidation, Steve? People of
>>>different backgrounds have dissimilar sensitivities. I
>>>hope you agree that it would be unfair to blame people for
>>>such deeply personal affairs. If trepidation on the part
>>>of even the Red Cross was enough to cancel such
>>>sensitivities, we would not have had a Red Crescent or a
>>>cooperation between them. If not proving one's
>>>subscription to some set of beliefs, such symbols at least
>>>disprove the same for others.
>>
>>No, I'm sorry, intolerance is bad, no matter who practices
>>it. And what may be forgiveable on a battlefield is not
>>forgiveable in my workplace.  I can understand that there
>>were specific circumstances leading to the Red Cross/Red
>>Crescent schism, and that it had to do with long standing
>>religious intolerance on both sides. It doesn't make it an
>>example to follow.
>>
> It is apparent that you know only part of the story. Kindly allow me to
> comment here.
[...]

Now, this is exactly the reason for the trepidation in my original reply.

Allow me to simply state, regardless of the content of the rest of this 
reply, that such discussions are completely off-topic for this list.

I have no objections to people holding or voicing religious beliefs, nor 
to discussions of history. It's simply that c.l.py is a very 
high-bandwidth list, and every off-topic thread reduces its usefulness 
for people seeking information about and assistance with Python.

Experience shows that this kind of exchange can expand and run on for 
days, so I'd be very grateful if the participants would take this 
discussion to private email or some other forum.

regards
  Steve
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