[Python-ideas] A collaborative Q&A site for Python (was: A bit meta)

[Guido van Rossum]

On Fri, Jan 29, 2016 at 9:16 PM, Ben Finney <ben+python at benfinney.id.au> wrote:
> Guido van Rossum <guido at python.org> writes:
>
>> I don't understand the issues brought up about the SE site creation
>> process. 22 years ago we managed to create a Usenet newsgroup,
>> comp.lang.python. Surely today we can figure out how to create a SE
>> site?
>
> We have done, several times. One popular option is Askbot
> <URL:https://pypi.python.org/pypi/askbot/>. I'd be happy to see a
> PSF-blessed instance of Askbot running at a ‘foo.python.org’ domain.
>
> That said, it would be wise to reflect that creating the software is not
> the hard part; continually responding to community needs, and managing
> the system so desirable behaviours are encouraged, is the hard part
> <URL:http://www.90percentofeverything.com/2009/07/08/jeff-atwood-on-spit-and-polish-usability-and-stack-overflow/>.

Oh, I wasn't talking about creating more software. I was assuming we
could find a way to join the SE network. IOW let Jeff Atwood and co.
take care of that stuff, so we can focus on having meaningful
discussions. (Or were you trolling?)

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--Guido van Rossum (python.org/~guido)