Re: Feeding the trolls

2018-06-26 Thread mm0fmf
To: Steven D'Aprano From: "mm0fmf" To: Steven D'Aprano From: mm0fmf On 22/06/2018 00:51, Steven D'Aprano wrote: > On Thu, 21 Jun 2018 21:49:15 +0100, mm0fmf wrote: > > [snip unnecessary quoting] >> Design requirements for python newsreader client: >> >> 1. Block all top posters > > I think

Re: Feeding the trolls

2018-06-24 Thread mm0fmf
To: Steven D'Aprano From: mm0fmf On 22/06/2018 00:51, Steven D'Aprano wrote: > On Thu, 21 Jun 2018 21:49:15 +0100, mm0fmf wrote: > > [snip unnecessary quoting] >> Design requirements for python newsreader client: >> >> 1. Block all top posters > > I think it would be far more useful to block bo

Re: Feeding the trolls

2018-06-22 Thread mm0fmf
On 22/06/2018 00:51, Steven D'Aprano wrote: On Thu, 21 Jun 2018 21:49:15 +0100, mm0fmf wrote: [snip unnecessary quoting] Design requirements for python newsreader client: 1. Block all top posters I think it would be far more useful to block bottom-posters who don't snip irrelevant quoted tex

Re: Feeding the trolls

2018-06-22 Thread bart4858
Steven D'Aprano wrote: == If you were more interested in appreciating Python for what it is, instead of turning everything into a pissing contest where your personal, private language does it better, your experience might be different. And who knows, you might even learn a thing or two. The

Re: Feeding the trolls

2018-06-22 Thread Richard Damon
On 6/22/18 3:28 AM, Paul St George wrote: > On 21/06/2018 10:05, Anssi Saari wrote: >> D'Arcy Cain writes: >> >>> One of these days I will have to figure out how to block replies to the >>> trolls as well. >> >> Benefit of reading the mailing list via nntp (i.e. gmane): can easily >> score down fo

Re: Feeding the trolls

2018-06-22 Thread Tim Golden
On 22/06/2018 09:33, bart4...@gmail.com wrote: It costs me some genuine effort to make what I believe are relevant and interesting technical posts I thank you for at least taking that trouble. But I think that this is probably where the difference lies. This newsgroup/mailing list is primaril

Re: Feeding the trolls

2018-06-22 Thread Steven D'Aprano
On Fri, 22 Jun 2018 01:33:41 -0700, bart4858 wrote: > What a friendly, welcoming and open-minded group this is! You reap what you sow. If you were more interested in appreciating Python for what it is, instead of turning everything into a pissing contest where your personal, private language d

Re: Feeding the trolls

2018-06-22 Thread bart4858
What a friendly, welcoming and open-minded group this is! It costs me some genuine effort to make what I believe are relevant and interesting technical posts, and people are discussing not just how to avoid seeing them, but how to screen anyone who wants to reply. Yes my posts are more 'meta' t

Re: Feeding the trolls

2018-06-22 Thread Paul St George
On 21/06/2018 10:05, Anssi Saari wrote: D'Arcy Cain writes: One of these days I will have to figure out how to block replies to the trolls as well. Benefit of reading the mailing list via nntp (i.e. gmane): can easily score down follow-ups to annoying people in addition to their posts. Well,

Re: Feeding the trolls

2018-06-21 Thread Gregory Ewing
Steven D'Aprano wrote: On Thu, 21 Jun 2018 21:49:15 +0100, mm0fmf wrote: Design requirements for python newsreader client: 1. Block all top posters I think it would be far more useful to block bottom-posters who don't snip irrelevant quoted text. In the early days of Usenet, it was common

Re: Feeding the trolls

2018-06-21 Thread Abdur-Rahmaan Janhangeer
aie maybe we can learn then warn ! mail sender is top poster Abdur-Rahmaan Janhangeer https://github.com/Abdur-rahmaanJ Design requirements for python newsreader client: > > 1. Block all top posters > -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: Feeding the trolls

2018-06-21 Thread Steven D'Aprano
On Thu, 21 Jun 2018 21:49:15 +0100, mm0fmf wrote: [snip unnecessary quoting] > Design requirements for python newsreader client: > > 1. Block all top posters I think it would be far more useful to block bottom-posters who don't snip irrelevant quoted text. -- Steven D'Aprano "Ever since I l

Re: Feeding the trolls

2018-06-21 Thread mm0fmf
On 21/06/2018 05:02, Abdur-Rahmaan Janhangeer wrote: by building a custom py-based mail client maybe ^^_ Abdur-Rahmaan Janhangeer https://github.com/Abdur-rahmaanJ On Wed, 20 Jun 2018, 17:18 D'Arcy Cain, wrote: On 2018-06-20 08:10 AM, Tim Golden wrote: [... snip discussions about Bart's lan

Re: Feeding the trolls

2018-06-21 Thread Anssi Saari
D'Arcy Cain writes: > One of these days I will have to figure out how to block replies to the > trolls as well. Benefit of reading the mailing list via nntp (i.e. gmane): can easily score down follow-ups to annoying people in addition to their posts. Well, assuming a decent newsreader. -- http

Re: Feeding the trolls

2018-06-20 Thread Abdur-Rahmaan Janhangeer
by building a custom py-based mail client maybe ^^_ Abdur-Rahmaan Janhangeer https://github.com/Abdur-rahmaanJ On Wed, 20 Jun 2018, 17:18 D'Arcy Cain, wrote: > On 2018-06-20 08:10 AM, Tim Golden wrote: > > [... snip discussions about Bart's language ...] > > > > Wearing my moderator hat > > > >