Proposal: Disconnect comp.lang.python from python-list

[Grant Edwards]

On 2021-05-06, Chris Angelico <rosuav at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Thu, May 6, 2021 at 10:43 AM Avi Gross via Python-list
><python-list at python.org> wrote:
>>
>> Chris,
>>
>> Given some notice, what stops anyone from joining the mailing list before
>> there is a divorce between the forums?
>
> Nothing! Nothing at all. That is, if you're talking about *people*.
> People are absolutely welcome to join. The reason the S/N would
> improve is all the non-people who post to the newsgroup.
>
> But there are some people who simply don't want to use the mailing
> list, and that's currently a fully-welcomed option. I won't name
> names, but there definitely are people who would prefer a newsreader,

Pointing a newsreader at news.gmane.io allows one to participate in
the mailing list just fine without using Usenet.

Not that I support shutting down the Usenet/email gateway -- the
signal/noise ration seems fine to me.

--
Grant