Path: csiph.com!usenet.pasdenom.info!news.albasani.net!newsfeed.freenet.ag!news2.euro.net!newsgate.cistron.nl!newsgate.news.xs4all.nl!post.news.xs4all.nl!not-for-mail Return-Path: X-Original-To: python-list@python.org Delivered-To: python-list@mail.python.org X-Spam-Status: OK 0.037 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 0.93; '*S*': 0.00; 'given,': 0.09; 'though...': 0.09; 'language,': 0.11; 'thread': 0.11; 'language': 0.14; 'feedback.': 0.15; 'code?': 0.16; 'received:internode.on.net': 0.16; 'received:on.net': 0.16; 'thread.': 0.16; 'wrote:': 0.17; 'basically': 0.17; '>>>': 0.18; 'appears': 0.18; 'code.': 0.20; 'regardless': 0.21; 'info.': 0.22; 'somebody': 0.23; "i've": 0.23; 'header:In-Reply-To:1': 0.25; 'header:User-Agent:1': 0.26; 'appear': 0.26; 'looks': 0.26; 'appreciated.': 0.26; 'guess': 0.27; 'topic': 0.27; 'instead.': 0.27; 'correct': 0.28; 'rest': 0.28; 'went': 0.28; 'dialog': 0.29; 'yes.': 0.29; 'initially': 0.30; 'feedback': 0.30; 'helpful': 0.30; 'code': 0.31; 'submitting': 0.32; 'could': 0.32; 'info': 0.32; 'received:com.au': 0.33; 'to:addr:python-list': 0.33; 'third': 0.34; 'thanks': 0.34; 'doing': 0.35; 'pm,': 0.35; 'there': 0.35; 'really': 0.36; 'but': 0.36; 'received:au': 0.36; "wasn't": 0.36; "didn't": 0.36; 'should': 0.36; 'does': 0.37; 'being': 0.37; 'well.': 0.37; 'subject:: ': 0.38; 'some': 0.38; 'to:addr:python.org': 0.39; 'where': 0.40; 'skip:" 10': 0.40; 'your': 0.60; 'bottom': 0.60; 'john': 0.60; 'most': 0.61; 'mentioned': 0.63; 'more': 0.63; 'within': 0.64; 'gone': 0.64; 'taking': 0.65; 'jul': 0.65; 'started.': 0.65; 'watching': 0.65; 'subject': 0.66; 'reading,': 0.84; 'received:118': 0.93 Date: Fri, 06 Jul 2012 15:30:55 +1000 From: Simon Cropper User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:13.0) Gecko/20120615 Thunderbird/13.0.1 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: python-list@python.org Subject: Re: Apology for OT posts References: <6c39594f-79cb-4d4f-967e-bbc3f68cdbdf@f8g2000pbf.googlegroups.com> <4fed59b7$0$29978$c3e8da3$5496439d@news.astraweb.com> <16ab546d-79e8-4d9a-9f8b-a28494d885f7@email.android.com> <4FF3CCCD.8070309@fossworkflowguides.com> <4FF3D708.6090405@tysdomain.com> <20120706120635.7d2f27547d8056a066dc9342@johnohagan.com> In-Reply-To: <20120706120635.7d2f27547d8056a066dc9342@johnohagan.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - lincpan30.siteportal.com.au X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - python.org X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [47 12] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - fossworkflowguides.com X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.12 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion list for the Python programming language List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Newsgroups: comp.lang.python Message-ID: Lines: 52 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1341552670 news.xs4all.nl 6869 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:43916 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:24956 On 06/07/12 12:06, John O'Hagan wrote: > On Tue, 03 Jul 2012 23:39:20 -0600 > "Littlefield, Tyler" wrote: > >> On 7/3/2012 10:55 PM, Simon Cropper wrote: >>> Some questions to Tyler Littlefield, who started this thread. >>> >>> Q1 -- Did you get any constructive feedback on your code? >> >> I did get some, which I appreciated. someone mentioned using PyLint. >> From reading, I found it was really really pedantic, so I used PyFlakes >> instead. >>> >>> Q2 -- Did you feel that the process of submitting your code for review >>> met your expectation? >> >> There wasn't much more to review, so yes. The info I got was helpful and >> farther than it was before I started. >> >>> Q3 -- Would you recommend others doing this either on this forum or >>> other fora? >>> >>> It appears to me - third party watching the ongoing dialog - that the >>> tread has gone right off topic (some time ago) and someone should >>> really start a new thread under a new title/subject. Most of what I >>> have read does not appear to be discussing your code or how you could >>> improve your code. >>> >> I basically just stopped after a while. It got into a my language is >> better than your language, so I didn't see much constructive info. I've >> started reading from the bottom though, where it looks like it's back, >> and I do appreciate the rest of the info given, as well. Thanks again >> for the feedback. >> > > As one of the perpetrators, I did apologise for being OT within the body of my > replies to OT posts, but I see the irony. I guess I just thought somebody else > would do it eventually. I hereby apologise for not taking the correct action, > and vow to do so in future: to change the subject line regardless of who > initially went OT, starting now. > > Regards, > -- > John > thanks :) bet this kills the conservation though... Simon