[Python-Dev] PyPI comments and ratings, really? (original) (raw)

Antoine Pitrou solipsis at pitrou.net
Thu Nov 12 17:19:09 CET 2009

Guido van Rossum <guido python.org> writes:

If you were to ask me, the people arguing against ratings and user comments are fighting a losing battle. If they had an iPhone or Android phone (or some other device with an "app store" kind of place to find downloads) they'd know the value (for prospective downloaders) of ratings and comments. Now, I think PyPI can use some (perhaps a lot of) improvement in the details of how it works, e.g. there should be a way to flag inappropriate messages (and users who post many inappropriate messages) and the software author should be able to talk back, but the general idea is here and won't go away by wishing it away.

Perhaps the suggestions and appreciations about the PyPI ratings and comment system can go to http://pypi.python.org/pypi/pypi/ :-)

(more seriously, the problem with a comment system is that once it takes off, you need a whole array of functionalities to maintain a good S/N ratio. Just allowing people to "comment" without any sort of moderation, filtering or community building doesn't work)

Regards

Antoine.

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