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changeset: 96551:cffb6ac2bbe4 branch: 3.4 user: Andrew Kuchling amk@amk.ca date: Sat Jun 06 20:25:21 2015 -0400 files: Doc/tutorial/whatnow.rst description: #23891: rework discussion of python-list a bit diff -r a18615eb5aec -r cffb6ac2bbe4 Doc/tutorial/whatnow.rst --- a/Doc/tutorial/whatnow.rst Thu Apr 09 22:20:01 2015 -0400 +++ b/Doc/tutorial/whatnow.rst Sat Jun 06 20:25:21 2015 -0400 @@ -57,14 +57,11 @@ :newsgroup:`comp.lang.python`, or send them to the mailing list at python-list@python.org. The newsgroup and mailing list are gatewayed, so messages posted to one will automatically be forwarded to the other. There are -around 120 postings a day (with peaks up to several hundred), asking (and +hundreds of postings a day, asking (and answering) questions, suggesting new features, and announcing new modules. -Before posting, be sure to check the list of :ref:`Frequently Asked Questions -` (also called the FAQ). Mailing list archives are available at https://mail.python.org/pipermail/. -The FAQ answers many of the questions that come up again and again, -and may already contain the solution for your problem. -.. Postings figure based on average of last six months activity as - reported by www.egroups.com; Jan. 2000 - June 2000: 21272 msgs / 182 - days = 116.9 msgs / day and steadily increasing. (XXX up to date figures?) +Before posting, be sure to check the list of +:ref:`Frequently Asked Questions ` (also called the FAQ). The +FAQ answers many of the questions that come up again and again, and may +already contain the solution for your problem./amk@amk.ca