Path: csiph.com!usenet.pasdenom.info!weretis.net!feeder4.news.weretis.net!rt.uk.eu.org!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed2.news.xs4all.nl!xs4all!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 0.021 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 0.96; '*S*': 0.00; 'subject:Python': 0.06; 'subject:file': 0.07; 'cc:addr:python-list': 0.11; 'buggy': 0.16; 'from:addr:rosuav': 0.16; 'from:name:chris angelico': 0.16; 'least.': 0.16; 'separable': 0.16; 'subject:Change': 0.16; 'subject:type': 0.16; 'subsequently': 0.16; 'troll': 0.16; 'undesirable': 0.16; 'elements': 0.16; 'do,': 0.16; 'wrote:': 0.18; 'cc:addr:python.org': 0.22; 'switched': 0.24; 'earlier': 0.24; 'cc:2**0': 0.24; 'cc:no real name:2**0': 0.24; 'posts': 0.26; 'header:In-Reply-To:1': 0.27; 'dec': 0.30; 'technology.': 0.30; 'message-id:@mail.gmail.com': 0.30; 'getting': 0.31; 'spam,': 0.31; 'community': 0.33; 'case,': 0.35; 'received:google.com': 0.35; 'there': 0.35; 'useful': 0.36; 'subject:?': 0.36; 'behind': 0.37; 'changing': 0.37; 'being': 0.38; 'pm,': 0.38; 'most': 0.60; 'spam.': 0.64; 'become': 0.64; 'more': 0.64; 'results': 0.69; 'attacking': 0.84; 'ugly,': 0.84; 'rusi': 0.91; 'to:none': 0.92; '2013': 0.98 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:cc :content-type:content-transfer-encoding; bh=r+iRkAp628ofavfs4rQe4sN/AVa3KHmrnZqoBrsHeFI=; b=kq3wHf55YZtpkLXCYrcB2SKQ9puApa7WYpDd6+bPmPOvUeguaR4wFkXAjGtmPbfHDR FPHJ/RxvpDpKdWSzidEm0Ei3pGfw34WP6nic/YniXwNVKAwT6znYNB2jFU/VRpSj+kGX xHO3sYQN5Sjt+Vybe5bFLgwm6inzPKGypvxtHUHqucpPT+UeLNSGJm/VsALg52g3d6HM SlUIYvctTmJXuR0J7fylB6SrsyeGM2UE10e99xQM1V9DEqb4uYE8SCioFQDCyywKRS9c C1rNRcHgMu18taP5vMCoQ4G9dqDBrNQBnuVowiHG8aWtTTWBBtKQPz0N9JNwOJ+tweeR xAPg== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.68.193.131 with SMTP id ho3mr24364067pbc.81.1385874197775; Sat, 30 Nov 2013 21:03:17 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: References: <37c37e04-87f1-42d3-ae24-0c159281aa46@googlegroups.com> Date: Sun, 1 Dec 2013 16:03:17 +1100 Subject: Re: Change a file type in Python? From: Chris Angelico Cc: python-list@python.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 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: 20 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1385874207 news.xs4all.nl 15991 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:37897 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:60827 On Sun, Dec 1, 2013 at 3:58 PM, rusi wrote: > I think we are dealing with 3 completely separable problems: > [Slightly changing what I earlier wrote=E2=80=A6] > > 1. Undesirable elements -- spam, troll and more exotic > 2. Immature noobs -- literally or almost literally kids > 3. Stupid technology -- in this case, GG > > The anti-GG crusade is getting pissed-off with 1 and/or 2 and then > attacking 3. Most of it is getting annoyed at the results of 3, and then attacking 3. That's what I do, at least. There have been several people who've switched to email as a result of being told that their posts are coming out looking ugly; their posts subsequently are NOT ugly, and they always had useful content in them, so they become productive and highly welcome members of the community without being masked behind buggy technology. Nothing to do with immaturity or spam. ChrisA