Re: [Tutor] META: Moderation and subscription to the tutor list

2016-05-08 Thread Alan Gauld via Tutor
On 08/05/16 08:59, Alan Gauld via Tutor wrote: > This means you can get > - single emails (default) > - emails plus digest - digest and no emails > - neither (this is my choice because I read via gmane) Sorry, I missed an option... -- Alan G Author of the Learn to Program web site http://www

Re: [Tutor] META: Moderation and subscription to the tutor list

2016-05-08 Thread Steven D'Aprano
On Sun, May 08, 2016 at 08:59:01AM +0100, Alan Gauld via Tutor wrote: > On 01/05/16 05:18, Steven D'Aprano wrote: > > > ...(And I think we should default to > > individual emails, not daily digest.) > > It took me a little while to find this one, but I've checked > and the default is to receive

Re: [Tutor] META: Moderation and subscription to the tutor list

2016-05-08 Thread Alan Gauld via Tutor
On 01/05/16 05:18, Steven D'Aprano wrote: > ...(And I think we should default to > individual emails, not daily digest.) It took me a little while to find this one, but I've checked and the default is to receive individual emails. You need to opt-in to get the digests and opt-out to stop getting

Re: [Tutor] META: Moderation and subscription to the tutor list

2016-05-01 Thread Alan Gauld via Tutor
On 01/05/16 07:23, boB Stepp wrote: > I am in agreement with this as well. I have often wondered if > newcomers are subscribed or not Most are. Several who are not, subscribe very soon after - presumably in response to the intro message. > as after subscription one receives a > very helpful em

Re: [Tutor] META: Moderation and subscription to the tutor list

2016-05-01 Thread Alan Gauld via Tutor
On 01/05/16 10:06, Alan Gauld via Tutor wrote: > Quite a lot of people use the digest service, especially lurkers. > (A quick scan of the members lists suggests around 35-40% > of all members use digest). I'd be reluctant to remove a > service that is so widely used. I've just had a look at the d

Re: [Tutor] META: Moderation and subscription to the tutor list

2016-05-01 Thread Alan Gauld via Tutor
On 01/05/16 06:35, c...@zip.com.au wrote: > There seems to me a subjectly large number of very short threads with a > question from someone, a couple of responses from list members, and no > further > reply. > > To me this argues that either newcomers are not subscribed and probably do > not

Re: [Tutor] META: Moderation and subscription to the tutor list

2016-05-01 Thread Alan Gauld via Tutor
On 01/05/16 05:18, Steven D'Aprano wrote: > What's your policy here on the tutor list? I don't really have a policy. The list policy, set by my predecessors, is to allow anyone to send mail and encourage them to subscribe. All unsubscribed mail goes to moderation (and there is not very much of i

Re: [Tutor] META: Moderation and subscription to the tutor list

2016-04-30 Thread boB Stepp
On Sun, May 1, 2016 at 12:35 AM, wrote: > On 01May2016 14:18, Steven D'Aprano wrote: >> >> Hi Alan, >> >> I thought I'd mention that the list-owners of "python-list" have now >> decided to only allow people to post if they are subscribed to the list: >> >> https://mail.python.org/pipermail/pytho

Re: [Tutor] META: Moderation and subscription to the tutor list

2016-04-30 Thread cs
On 01May2016 14:18, Steven D'Aprano wrote: Hi Alan, I thought I'd mention that the list-owners of "python-list" have now decided to only allow people to post if they are subscribed to the list: https://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-list/2016-April/707571.html The motivation is to ensure th

[Tutor] META: Moderation and subscription to the tutor list

2016-04-30 Thread Steven D'Aprano
Hi Alan, I thought I'd mention that the list-owners of "python-list" have now decided to only allow people to post if they are subscribed to the list: https://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-list/2016-April/707571.html The motivation is to ensure that if people ask a question, and people re