[This isn't specifically about DIPY, I've noticed the same thing in
other announcements]

On 2023-02-28 13:48:56 -0500, Eleftherios Garyfallidis wrote:

Hello all,

We are excited to announce a new release of DIPY: DIPY 1.6.0 is out from
the oven!

That's nice, but what is DIPY?

In addition, registration for the oceanic DIPY workshop 2023 (April 24-28)
is now open! Our comprehensive program is designed to equip you with the skills and knowledge needed to master the latest techniques and tools in structural and diffusion imaging.

Ok, so since the workshop is about ".., tools in structural and
diffusion imaging", DIPY is probably such a tool.

However, without this incidental announcement I wouldn't have any idea
what it is or if it would be worth my time clicking at any of the links.


I think it would be a good idea if software announcements would include
a single paragraph (or maybe just a single sentence) summarizing what
the software is and does.

hp

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On 01/03/2023 00:13, Peter J. Holzer wrote:

[This isn't specifically about DIPY, I've noticed the same thing in
other announcements]

On 2023-02-28 13:48:56 -0500, Eleftherios Garyfallidis wrote:

Hello all,


We are excited to announce a new release of DIPY: DIPY 1.6.0 is out from
the oven!

That's nice, but what is DIPY?

In addition, registration for the oceanic DIPY workshop 2023 (April 24-28) >> is now open! Our comprehensive program is designed to equip you with the
skills and knowledge needed to master the latest techniques and tools in
structural and diffusion imaging.

Ok, so since the workshop is about ".., tools in structural and
diffusion imaging", DIPY is probably such a tool.

However, without this incidental announcement I wouldn't have any idea
what it is or if it would be worth my time clicking at any of the links.

I think it would be a good idea if software announcements would include
a single paragraph (or maybe just a single sentence) summarizing what
the software is and does.

hp

+1
Rob Cliffe

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On 3/1/23 04:57, Rob Cliffe via Python-list wrote:

I think it would be a good idea if software announcements would include
a single paragraph (or maybe just a single sentence) summarizing what
the software is and does.

         hp

+1
Rob Cliffe

Excellent adivce - and many of the announcements on the separate python-announce list do actually follow this model (and this is probably actually the right place to send announcements).

I'd even extend the suggestion further - it's surprising how many
newcomers ask questions about a particular package that many people have
not heard of - it all seems so obvious when you have an assignment, but
when there are over 400,000 packages on PyPI it should actually not be surprising that a few of us have not actually heard of all of them :-)
Maybe give a bit more context...

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