On Thu, 26 Dec 2013 12:04:22 -0800 (PST), ru...@yahoo.com wrote:
On 12/26/2013 05:41 AM, Chris Angelico wrote:
> On Thu, Dec 26, 2013 at 4:13 PM, wrote:
>> On 12/25/2013 09:17 PM, Chris Angelico wrote:
>>>[...]
>>> Or maybe I should have just filtered everything from Google
Groups
>>> into th
On 12/26/2013 05:41 AM, Chris Angelico wrote:
> On Thu, Dec 26, 2013 at 4:13 PM, wrote:
>> On 12/25/2013 09:17 PM, Chris Angelico wrote:
>>>[...]
>>> Or maybe I should have just filtered everything from Google Groups
>>> into the bit bucket, because responding just creates threads like
>>> this.
On 12/25/2013 09:11 PM, Ned Batchelder wrote:
> On 12/24/13 8:44 PM, ru...@yahoo.com wrote:
>> On 12/23/2013 04:48 AM, Ned Batchelder wrote:
>>> On 12/22/13 11:52 PM, ru...@yahoo.com wrote:
>[...]
>>> But it's a lot of work.
>> No, it not a "lot" of work (IMO and I use GG for every
>[...]
> Yes, th
On 12/25/13 11:17 PM, Chris Angelico wrote:
On Thu, Dec 26, 2013 at 3:11 PM, Ned Batchelder wrote:
Kevin started this thread by asking a question. Chris responded without
helping the OP, and talked about Google Groups instead. That's not good.
The only reason I didn't directly help the OP w
On Thu, Dec 26, 2013 at 4:13 PM, wrote:
> On 12/25/2013 09:17 PM, Chris Angelico wrote:
>>[...]
>> Or maybe I should have just filtered everything from Google Groups
>> into the bit bucket, because responding just creates threads like
>> this. Do you honestly think that would be better? No respon
On 12/25/2013 09:17 PM, Chris Angelico wrote:
>[...]
> Or maybe I should have just filtered everything from Google Groups
> into the bit bucket, because responding just creates threads like
> this. Do you honestly think that would be better? No response at all
> if the post comes from GG?
Do you r
Rustom Mody wrote:
> I seem to have been kicked off something or other --
> First thought it was google groups -- then saw some mails from Steven
> describing similar 'non-reaching' problems.
I don't think you can actually be kicked off Google Groups. Isn't it open to
anyone with an account? If y
On Thu, Dec 26, 2013 at 9:47 AM, Chris Angelico wrote:
> On Thu, Dec 26, 2013 at 3:11 PM, Ned Batchelder
> wrote:
>> Kevin started this thread by asking a question. Chris responded without
>> helping the OP, and talked about Google Groups instead. That's not good.
>
> The only reason I didn't
On Thu, Dec 26, 2013 at 3:11 PM, Ned Batchelder wrote:
> Kevin started this thread by asking a question. Chris responded without
> helping the OP, and talked about Google Groups instead. That's not good.
The only reason I didn't directly help the OP was because the code was
misformatted and it
On 12/24/13 8:44 PM, ru...@yahoo.com wrote:
On 12/23/2013 04:48 AM, Ned Batchelder wrote:
On 12/22/13 11:52 PM, ru...@yahoo.com wrote:
Come on Chris, it is just as easy to make typo or copy-and-
paste errors in any other software as GG, there is no evidence
that it was GG's fault.
Can we agre
On Thu, Dec 26, 2013 at 3:39 AM, wrote:
>
> On 12/25/2013 05:19 AM, Ned Batchelder wrote:
> > On 12/24/13 8:47 PM, ru...@yahoo.com wrote:
> >> On 12/23/2013 09:12 AM, Chris Angelico wrote:
> >>> Also,
> >>> you haven't answered the other part of the post, the more important
> >>> part.
> >> Refres
On 12/25/2013 05:19 AM, Ned Batchelder wrote:
> On 12/24/13 8:47 PM, ru...@yahoo.com wrote:
>> On 12/23/2013 09:12 AM, Chris Angelico wrote:
>>> Also,
>>> you haven't answered the other part of the post, the more important
>>> part.
>> Refresh my memory please.
>
> Ugh, stop!
Stop what? The co
On 12/23/2013 04:48 AM, Ned Batchelder wrote:
> On 12/22/13 11:52 PM, ru...@yahoo.com wrote:
>> Come on Chris, it is just as easy to make typo or copy-and-
>> paste errors in any other software as GG, there is no evidence
>> that it was GG's fault.
>
> Can we agree that it's not great to respond t
Ned Batchelder wrote:
> 1) Don't fault newcomers for using Google Groups. Politely suggest
> alternatives, but only if you are also helping them, or if they have
> already gotten help.
+1
The *primary purpose* of this list is to help people with Python, not to
enforce some particular part of ne
On Wed, Dec 25, 2013 at 7:19 AM, Ned Batchelder wrote:
> On 12/24/13 8:47 PM, ru...@yahoo.com wrote:
>
>> On 12/23/2013 09:12 AM, Chris Angelico wrote:
>>
>> Also,
>>> you haven't answered the other part of the post, the more important
>>> part.
>>>
>>
>> Refresh my memory please.
>>
>>
> Ugh, st
On 12/24/13 8:47 PM, ru...@yahoo.com wrote:
On 12/23/2013 09:12 AM, Chris Angelico wrote:
Also,
you haven't answered the other part of the post, the more important
part.
Refresh my memory please.
Ugh, stop! We get it: you don't think Google Groups is bad. Or you
think it can be made to
On 12/23/2013 09:12 AM, Chris Angelico wrote:
> On Mon, Dec 23, 2013 at 5:09 PM, wrote:
>> On Sunday, December 22, 2013 10:37:35 PM UTC-7, Chris Angelico wrote:
>>> Actually, formatting errors ARE often caused by Google Groups. Maybe
>>> it wasn't in this instance, but I have seen several cases o
On Mon, Dec 23, 2013 at 10:48 PM, Ned Batchelder wrote:
> I suggest the following:
>
> 1) Don't fault newcomers for using Google Groups. Politely suggest
> alternatives, but only if you are also helping them, or if they have already
> gotten help.
>
> 2) Be careful how you rail against Google Gro
On 12/22/13 11:52 PM, ru...@yahoo.com wrote:
Come on Chris, it is just as easy to make typo or copy-and-
paste errors in any other software as GG, there is no evidence
that it was GG's fault.
Can we agree that it's not great to respond to a new poster with *just*
"please don't use GG, it's bad
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