On 23.10.2012 12:07, Michael Foord wrote: > A suggestion on managing the feed of news items that appears on the front > page of python.org.
The current system for posting news entries on python.org uses the newsindex.yml file which basically lists calendar entries in ReST format. I suppose we could simply add a flag to those entries to disable their display on the frontpage and only have the items listed in the RSS feed (that's how we do this at eGenix). > All the best, > > Michael Foord > > Begin forwarded message: > >> From: Justin Blank <justin.bl...@gmail.com> >> Subject: Re: Python.org front page news features (near-)duplicates >> Date: 23 October 2012 01:17:35 BST >> To: Michael Foord <mich...@python.org> >> >> As I said, the point is that updates displayed on a webpage should be >> decoupled from the RSS feed. RSS is plumbing. >> >> Here is one idea: a widget displays the n-most recent items in the RSS >> feed by default (or it could be all entries more recent than a certain >> date). However, a human can override that default, and either a) keep >> certain items displaying for longer, or b) hide entries (like release >> candidates) that have been superceded by more recent developments. . >> >> Release candidates are important news when they happen. They cease >> being news once the actual software is released. At that point, they >> are history, and are of interest to a limited set of people. >> >> Justin >> >> On Mon, Oct 22, 2012 at 3:23 PM, Michael Foord <mich...@python.org> wrote: >>> Hello Justin, >>> >>> The main use case for the RSS feed is to be consumed via feed readers, so >>> most people will see items as they are posted rather than all at the same >>> time. I don't see how else we could generate a useful feed of news items >>> other than as they are posted though. Betas and release candidates of new >>> versions of Python is important news after all. >>> >>> All the best, >>> >>> Michael Foord >>> >>> >>> On 22 Oct 2012, at 20:10, Justin Blank <justin.bl...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> On the python.org front page, there is an RSS feed of news. At >>>> present, this displays the fact that Python 3.3 was released (good), >>>> but it also dispays three additional 3.3 release candidates. Since >>>> seven news items are displayed in my browser, that means almost half >>>> of them are wasted. I am personally insane enough to be curious what >>>> the schedule of release candidates was for already released software >>>> (indeed, I have checked that information for several operating systems >>>> and other pieces of software recently), but it's not what I expect to >>>> see when I go to the python website, or what I'd expect most users >>>> would like to see. >>>> >>>> Of course, these are perfectly reasonable items to include in an RSS >>>> feed, which one assumes will be consumed the first time it's seen, but >>>> I think what that shows is that the front page news feed needs to be >>>> decoupled from the RSS feed. >>>> >>>> Justin >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> http://www.voidspace.org.uk/ >>> >>> >>> May you do good and not evil >>> May you find forgiveness for yourself and forgive others >>> May you share freely, never taking more than you give. >>> -- the sqlite blessing >>> http://www.sqlite.org/different.html >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> > > > -- > http://www.voidspace.org.uk/ > > > May you do good and not evil > May you find forgiveness for yourself and forgive others > May you share freely, never taking more than you give. > -- the sqlite blessing > http://www.sqlite.org/different.html > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > pydotorg-www mailing list > pydotorg-www@python.org > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/pydotorg-www > -- Marc-Andre Lemburg eGenix.com Professional Python Services directly from the Source (#1, Oct 23 2012) >>> Python Projects, Consulting and Support ... http://www.egenix.com/ >>> mxODBC.Zope/Plone.Database.Adapter ... http://zope.egenix.com/ >>> mxODBC, mxDateTime, mxTextTools ... http://python.egenix.com/ ________________________________________________________________________ 2012-09-27: Released eGenix PyRun 1.1.0 ... http://egenix.com/go35 2012-09-26: Released mxODBC.Connect 2.0.1 ... http://egenix.com/go34 2012-09-25: Released mxODBC 3.2.1 ... http://egenix.com/go33 2012-10-23: Python Meeting Duesseldorf ... today eGenix.com Software, Skills and Services GmbH Pastor-Loeh-Str.48 D-40764 Langenfeld, Germany. CEO Dipl.-Math. Marc-Andre Lemburg Registered at Amtsgericht Duesseldorf: HRB 46611 http://www.egenix.com/company/contact/ _______________________________________________ pydotorg-www mailing list pydotorg-www@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/pydotorg-www
