in reply to Let's Make PerlMonks Great Again!

Why do you think it isnt great now?

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Re^2: Let's Make PerlMonks Great Again!
by LanX (Saint) on Jan 29, 2017 at 18:12 UTC
    It is great - at least for us who already live in this echo chamber.

    But when it started in ~ 2000 it was (more than) awesome

    We are stagnating in the middle ages of Web and becoming more and more cryptic for newcomers.

    Just count the rolling eyes when PM is mentioned at Perl workshops.

    I have a vision but I want to hear more ideas.

    Cheers Rolf
    (addicted to the Perl Programming Language and ☆☆☆☆ :)
    Je suis Charlie!

    PS intended to be a mediation but the rules say monkdiscuss is appropriate.

      Just count the rolling eyes when PM is mentioned at Perl workshops.

      Have you inquired why the eyes roll?


      With the rise and rise of 'Social' network sites: 'Computers are making people easier to use everyday'
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Re^2: Let's Make PerlMonks Great Again!
by ww (Archbishop) on Jan 29, 2017 at 17:11 UTC

    It isn't about what he thinks; reading into the proposal the themes suggested by a prior user, it's about what he's running for.

    Does PM have a title more exalted than Pope?


    Quis custodiet ipsos custodes. Juvenal, Satires
      You got it, I'm running for purl presidency! oO

      (and they say Germans have no sense of humour...)

      Cheers Rolf
      (addicted to the Perl Programming Language and ☆☆☆☆ :)
      Je suis Charlie!

      PS : LanX for POPUS!