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Daniel Stojanov <daniel.stjnv@gmail.com> writes:

> 2) I just signed up the this mailing list.

Welcome! Feel free to engage and/or begin some Python-related threads
:-)

> To the regulars, is this what normally happens on this list?

This is an unmoderated forum, so we have occasional spates of persistent
nuisances, and those who respond with the maturity level and impulse
control of an average six-year-old.

We have guidelines on community conduct, but they are enforced through
social pressure and hence are not perfect.

> 3) I'm a bit late to the party. Is Nikos a real sysadmin or is this some
> horrible inside joke I don't get?

Nikos has turned out to be a particularly persistent nuisance here, but
is relatively easy to avoid once you realise that.

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Ben Finney