On 04/12/2019 12:44, Abdur-Rahmaan Janhangeer wrote:
Abdur-Rahmaan Janhangeer
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Mauritius
On Wed, 4 Dec 2019, 15:16 Rhodri James, <rho...@kynesim.co.uk> wrote:
Which is a problem because...?
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Rhodri James *-* Kynesim Ltd
An advantage. If the topic goes round several times, the mods closing the
topic freezes the thread so that the thread does not gets filled with
unnecessary details. Python threads are bit like a plane from Paris bound
for London via direct flight but which sometimes detours through Tokyo and
Manilla. In fact you might ask yourself HOW in the world are you in São
Paulo.
I'm sorry, I misunderstood what you said. I thought that you were
complaining that its too easy to dig threads (and misunderstood what
"digging threads" meant to you). You're actually complaining about the
opposite; that it's too hard to mine threads for information.
Sorry, but that's true of any conversation. If you want information out
of a thread, you are going to have to put in the work of reading and
comprehending it. The only way around that is to get a technical PA to
read and comprehend it for you and produce a summary. Sometimes someone
is inspired to do that, and a FAQ appears. Mostly you're on your own.
Closing down threads isn't going to help. It may reduce the clutter
that the solitary piece of information you are interested in is buried
under, but it also increases the chance that the information isn't there
at all. More to the point, it isn't going to make the thread any less
convoluted.
Another advantage of the proposed idea might be to make programmers more
responsible by writing what is necessary and as in depth as possible.
Um. I've sat on and chaired a lot of committees in my time, with a lot
of different rules of engagement. I have not seen any approach to
discussion that has made anyone be more responsible, succinct or
accurate. Attempting to curtail discussion usually has the opposite
effect, and puts everyone in a bad mood for the next item as well.
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Rhodri James *-* Kynesim Ltd
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