Re: Unsubscribing from this list
"Thomas Kluyver" <[email protected]> Mon, 21 Sep 2020 15:16:35 +0100
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--===============5186332765758400150== Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=5817f6bff6c346629883f13f23d1567f --5817f6bff6c346629883f13f23d1567f Content-Type: text/plain If we want a one-way announcement list, I'd say we're better off either using pypi-announce (which already has some announcements that aren't strictly about PyPI), or setting up a new packaging-announce list. Thomas On Mon, 21 Sep 2020, at 15:09, Paul Ganssle wrote: > Another possible middle ground between shuttering the list entirely and > maintaining the spam would be (if possible) to close the list to new > membership, but keep the existing list in place for the purpose of > announcing important changes and things that need community input on the > discourse. > > On 9/21/20 9:50 AM, Thomas Kluyver wrote: > > If it's not already the case, could someone configure the list so that only subscribers can send messages? > > > > If we've already got any obvious anti-spam measures like that in place, then I'm starting to agree that the signal to noise ratio has fallen too low. Of the 10 latest conversations in the archive, 5 are spam, 2 are people announcing that they're leaving the list, 2 real questions getting no discussion, and 1 FYI about a discussion happening on Discourse. > > > > Thomas > > > > On Mon, 21 Sep 2020, at 14:33, Paul Moore wrote: > >> I'm going to unsubscribe from this list, as it appears to be getting > >> little but spam any more. I'll still be available on the Packaging > >> topic on Discourse (https://discuss.python.org/c/packaging/14). > >> > >> To be honest, I think it's time to discontinue this list. But that's > >> for others to decide. > >> > >> Paul > >> -- > >> Distutils-SIG mailing list -- [email protected] > >> To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > >> https://mail.python.org/mailman3/lists/distutils-sig.python.org/ > >> Message archived at > >> https://mail.python.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/J66LYNCZKNJTJYRIAS63225Y5XJZK2CM/ > >> > > -- > > Distutils-SIG mailing list -- [email protected] > > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > > https://mail.python.org/mailman3/lists/distutils-sig.python.org/ > > Message archived at https://mail.python.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/DP7EXNLZ2GRKCSIAGCSFZWMPBD24NAUX/ > > > -- > Distutils-SIG mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > https://mail.python.org/mailman3/lists/distutils-sig.python.org/ > Message archived at https://mail.python.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/4AI4XHDSYMBSIV2WF3PQDPR5DSMAGIFH/ > > > *Attachments:* > * signature.asc --5817f6bff6c346629883f13f23d1567f Content-Type: text/html Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE html><html><head><title></title><style type=3D"text/css">p.Mso= Normal,p.MsoNoSpacing{margin:0}</style></head><body><div>If we want a on= e-way announcement list, I'd say we're better off either using pypi-anno= unce (which already has some announcements that aren't strictly about Py= PI), or setting up a new packaging-announce list.<br></div><div><br></di= v><div>Thomas<br></div><div><br></div><div>On Mon, 21 Sep 2020, at 15:09= , Paul Ganssle wrote:<br></div><blockquote type=3D"cite" id=3D"qt" style= =3D""><div>Another possible middle ground between shuttering the list en= tirely and<br></div><div>maintaining the spam would be (if possible) to = close the list to new<br></div><div>membership, but keep the existing li= st in place for the purpose of<br></div><div>announcing important change= s and things that need community input on the<br></div><div>discourse.<b= r></div><div><br></div><div>On 9/21/20 9:50 AM, Thomas Kluyver wrote:<br= ></div><div>> If it's not already the case, could someone configure t= he list so that only subscribers can send messages?<br></div><div>><b= r></div><div>> If we've already got any obvious anti-spam measures li= ke that in place, then I'm starting to agree that the signal to noise ra= tio has fallen too low. Of the 10 latest conversations in the archive, 5= are spam, 2 are people announcing that they're leaving the list, 2 real= questions getting no discussion, and 1 FYI about a discussion happening= on Discourse.<br></div><div>><br></div><div>> Thomas<br></div><di= v>><br></div><div>> On Mon, 21 Sep 2020, at 14:33, Paul Moore wrot= e:<br></div><div>>> I'm going to unsubscribe from this list, as it= appears to be getting<br></div><div>>> little but spam any more. = I'll still be available on the Packaging<br></div><div>>> topic on= Discourse (<a href=3D"https://discuss.python.org/c/packaging/14">https:= //discuss.python.org/c/packaging/14</a>).<br></div><div>>><br></di= v><div>>> To be honest, I think it's time to discontinue this list= . But that's<br></div><div>>> for others to decide.<br></div><div>= >><br></div><div>>> Paul<br></div><div>>> --<br></div>= <div>>> Distutils-SIG mailing list -- <a href=3D"mailto:distu= [email protected]">[email protected]</a><br></div><div>>>= To unsubscribe send an email to <a href=3D"mailto:distutils-sig-le= [email protected]">[email protected]</a><br></div><div>>>= ; <a href=3D"https://mail.python.org/mailman3/lists/distutils-sig.p= ython.org/">https://mail.python.org/mailman3/lists/distutils-sig.python.= org/</a><br></div><div>>> Message archived at <br></div><div>= >> <a href=3D"https://mail.python.org/archives/list/distutils= [email protected]/message/J66LYNCZKNJTJYRIAS63225Y5XJZK2CM/">https://mail.= python.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/J66LYNCZKNJTJY= RIAS63225Y5XJZK2CM/</a><br></div><div>>><br></div><div>> --<br>= </div><div>> Distutils-SIG mailing list -- <a href=3D"mailto:dis= [email protected]">[email protected]</a><br></div><div>> T= o unsubscribe send an email to <a href=3D"mailto:distutils-sig-leav= [email protected]">[email protected]</a><br></div><div>> = ;<a href=3D"https://mail.python.org/mailman3/lists/distutils-sig.python.= org/">https://mail.python.org/mailman3/lists/distutils-sig.python.org/</= a><br></div><div>> Message archived at <a href=3D"https://mail.p= ython.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/DP7EXNLZ2GRKCSI= AGCSFZWMPBD24NAUX/">https://mail.python.org/archives/list/distutils-sig@= python.org/message/DP7EXNLZ2GRKCSIAGCSFZWMPBD24NAUX/</a><br></div><div><= br></div><div><br></div><div>--<br></div><div>Distutils-SIG mailing list= -- <a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">distutils-sig@pytho= n.org</a><br></div><div>To unsubscribe send an email to <a href=3D"= mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a= ><br></div><div><a href=3D"https://mail.python.org/mailman3/lists/distut= ils-sig.python.org/">https://mail.python.org/mailman3/lists/distutils-si= g.python.org/</a><br></div><div>Message archived at <a href=3D"http= s://mail.python.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/4AI4X= HDSYMBSIV2WF3PQDPR5DSMAGIFH/">https://mail.python.org/archives/list/dist= [email protected]/message/4AI4XHDSYMBSIV2WF3PQDPR5DSMAGIFH/</a><br></= div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><b>Attachments:</b><br></div><ul>= <li>signature.asc<br></li></ul></blockquote><div><br></div></body></html= > --5817f6bff6c346629883f13f23d1567f-- --===============5186332765758400150== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline -- Distutils-SIG mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] https://mail.python.org/mailman3/lists/distutils-sig.python.org/ Message archived at https://mail.python.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/IW3L4VTLJAFFVLJEF6ZBQZL4FFHKSVLK/ --===============5186332765758400150==--