[Python-Dev] PyPI comments and ratings, *really*?

[P.J. Eby]

At 09:45 AM 11/14/2009 +0100, Martin v. Löwis wrote:
>Paul Moore wrote:
> > 2009/11/13 Tres Seaver <tseaver at palladion.com>:
> >> I can see the information about the poll, and a link to view the
> >> results, without logging in.
> >>
> >>  http://pypi.python.org/pypi
> >>
> >> (second paragraph there).  That paragraph tells you that you need to log
> >> in to vote in the poll.
> >
> > I don't want to create a PyPI account (more account details I'll
> > rarely use to remember) just to vote. I can see why anonymous votes
> > are bad, but the sample's going to be self-selecting - people like me
> > who don't want to create an account will be excluded.
>
>This is indeed intentional: people like you won't upload packages to
>PyPI, nor will they take part in the rating system, as both require
>a PyPI account.

Which is bizarre, since Paul belongs to the group of people you say 
you care most about - i.e., those people browsing the index and 
looking for packages.  The *consumers* of the comments, in other words.