+1 for a numpy-users list without "dev noise". -=- Olivier
2012/6/28 Travis Oliphant <tra...@continuum.io> > There are some good ideas here. > > I propose splitting this list into devel and users lists. > > This might best be done by creating a new list for users and using this > list for development. > > Travis > > -- > Travis Oliphant > (on a mobile) > 512-826-7480 > > > On Jun 27, 2012, at 11:38 PM, srean <srean.l...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Hi List, > > > > this has been brought up several times, and the response has been > > generally positive but it has fallen through the cracks. So here are a > > few repeat requests. Am keeping it terse just for brevity > > > > i) Split the list into [devel] and [help] and as was mentioned > > recently [rant/flame]: > > > > some request for help get drowned out during active development > > related discussions and simple help requests pollutes more urgent > > development related matters. > > > > ii) Stackoverflow like site for help as well as for proposals. > > > > The silent majority has been referred to a few times recently. I > > suspect there does exist many lurkers on the list who do prefer one > > discussed solution over the other but for various reasons do not break > > out of their lurk mode to send a mail saying "I prefer this solution". > > Such an interface will also help in keeping track of the level of > > support as compared to mails that are larges hunks of quoted text with > > a line or two stating ones preference or seconding a proposal. > > > > One thing I have learned from traffic accidents is that if one asks > > for a help of the assembled crowd, no one knows how to respond. On the > > other hand if you say "hey there in a blue shirt could you get some > > water" you get instant results. So pardon me for taking the > > presumptuous liberty to request Travis to please set it up or > > delegate. > > > > Splitting the lists shouldn't be hard work, setting up overflow might > > be more work in comparison. > > > > Best > > -- srean > > _______________________________________________ > > NumPy-Discussion mailing list > > NumPy-Discussion@scipy.org > > http://mail.scipy.org/mailman/listinfo/numpy-discussion > _______________________________________________ > NumPy-Discussion mailing list > NumPy-Discussion@scipy.org > http://mail.scipy.org/mailman/listinfo/numpy-discussion >
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