Reconsider the "Users" category?

[brettcannon]

@Quercus

@brettcannon

The other direction is to shut down the Help section and take this back to being focused on the development of Python and not with Python.

That would be a sad outcome.

Hence why I’m not proposing that, but saying what the realistic outcomes are from my perspective if people insist on a “Discussions” category.

I appreciate folks want to help other people out, but we have a scaling problem here that is not easy to solve (don’t forget we have tens of millions of potential users of this place as it is if you consider the entire Python community). I’m okay with the idea that asking for help for that potentially esoteric issue that requires reaching out to the rest of the planet for help as that’s possibly someone’s only option. But having a completely open commons to discuss whatever isn’t necessitated by a lack of other options. There’s social media, your local meetup (which some have gone international/remote), Python Discord, IRC, etc. There are legitimate alternatives to us adding a catch-all category that we then have to shoulder the maintenance of and having yet another place for people to try and decide it’s where they should go with their question.

Or put another way: please notice that the staff members who have spoken up on this thread are saying a “Discussions” category is too much.

[Quercus]

@brettcannon

… please notice that the staff members who have spoken up on this thread are saying a “Discussions” category is too much.

Then that is where the limit must be placed. That category should not be created if it would cause harm.

The administrators and the staff here have been great, and it would be unrealistic and unreasonable for us to expect an expansion that would create an administrative burden that could degrade the work of Python development and dissemination. That would run counter to the interests of all concerned.

A sincere thanks goes to you, the administrators, and the staff for the work you are all doing.

[mlgtechuser (Leland Parker)]

The comprehensive discussion above appears to conclude that a General Discussion category is needed and wanted. I’ll go back through it and confirm.