Pyfora, a place for python

[Daniel Fetchinson]

>>> Hi everyone,
>>>
>>> I am proud to announce the release of Pyfora (http://pyfora.org), an
>>> online community of Python enthusiasts to supplement comp.lang.python
>>> and #python. While the site is small right now, please feel free to
>>> register and post any questions or tips you may have.
>>
>> I'll feel free to not even bookmark it. I'm sorry, but it is just a bad
>> idea.
>>
>> Your forum cannot (and should not) compete either with Python's official
>> newsgroup, IRC channel and mailing list or with popular, well- made and
>> well-frequented general programming sites like stackoverflow.com.
>
> Are you saying that now that comp.lang.python and stackoverflow exists,
> there no more room in the world for any more Python forums?

Exactly.

> I think that's terrible.

Exactly.

> Saketh, would you care to give a brief explanation for sets your forum
> apart from the existing Python forums, and why people should choose to
> spend time there instead of (or as well as) the existing forums? What
> advantages does it have?

Yes, this is about the right kind of response I think everybody
deserves who puts energy/enthusiasm/effort/time into putting together
a python-related forum.

Cheers,
Daniel


>> It would be the Internet equivalent of looking for a poker tournament in
>> a desert valley instead of driving half an hour less and going to Las
>> Vegas: there are no incentives to choose your forum, except perhaps for
>> isolationists who value being a big fish in a small pond over being part
>> of a community.
>
> (Funny you mention Las Vegas -- it started off as a tiny little town in
> the middle of the desert too.)
>
> How about avoiding the noise and obtrusive advertising and bright lights
> of Las Vegas, the fakery, the "showmanship", the horrible fake pyramid
> and has-been celebrities, the crowds, the tackiness, the high prices, the
> bright lights that never turn off (Las Vegas is the brightest city on
> Earth)... if you're interested in poker without all the mayonnaise, maybe
> that poker tournament away from the tourists is exactly what you need.
>
> Personally, if I wanted to gamble, the last place I would go is any house
> which had gold-plated taps in the bathrooms. That tells me the house's
> percentage is *way* too high.


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