Time for : comp.lang.python.newbies ??

2004-12-05 Thread gmduncan
Am I correct in detecting a greater presence of Newbies in this "Pierian Spring" aka c.l.p. ?? Seems there's more than the usual bunch of pleas for help esp. from the Newbie Windoze fraternity. And it seems the Uber-Gurus (You Know Who You ARE) have retreated a bit - most are in the NH so it can't

Re: Time for : comp.lang.python.newbies ??

2004-12-05 Thread Doug Holton
gmduncan wrote: Maybe a time for a new discussion group along that suggested by the Subject line ? http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor Or is their increasing presence here a price we must pay for their belated recognition of this wonderful language ? Don't forget the price we pay for not

Re: Time for : comp.lang.python.newbies ??

2004-12-06 Thread Tim Roberts
gmduncan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >Am I correct in detecting a greater presence of Newbies in >this "Pierian Spring" aka c.l.p. ?? > >Seems there's more than the usual bunch of pleas for help >esp. from the Newbie Windoze fraternity. > >And it seems the Uber-Gurus (You Know Who You ARE) have

Re: Time for : comp.lang.python.newbies ??

2004-12-07 Thread James Stroud
> Maybe a time for a new discussion group along that suggested > by the Subject line ? I would hesitate to change too much about this list. I spend about 1 hr. per day (probably too much) perusing the technical explanations, musings, and rants--and hoping to learn enough to reply with an answe

Re: Time for : comp.lang.python.newbies ??

2004-12-07 Thread Steven Bethard
James Stroud wrote: As far as lists go, this is my favorite, and I've subscribed to lists in a variety of fields. I'm afraid that scaring off newbies would remove some of the charm of this list. Amen. =) And anyway, with a good newsreader, you can just ignore any threads that are too "newbie" fo

Re: Time for : comp.lang.python.newbies ??

2004-12-07 Thread Ron Phillips
Speaking for the newbies (or that segment of them who aren't asking you to do their homework/job/googling for them):   The trouble is, we don't know whether we can't find information(X) because: "X" is not the term "knowbies" use for the concept, or because: information(X) is rare due to the