Re: Tried and True CPAN Modules

What's wrong with the Module Review section here?

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Re: Re: Tried and True CPAN Modules by Rhandom (Curate) on Jul 17, 2003 at 17:52 UTC
It is very good to have. But there is still the moderating system that is needed (or would be nice). A module, such as CGI would be off the charts. Others - even some listed under reviews - would have a low score. If you could sort by category, and then score or vice versa you could more quickly zero in on a module. my @a=qw(random brilliant braindead); print $a[rand(@a)];	[reply]
Re3: Tried and True CPAN Modules by dragonchild (Archbishop) on Jul 17, 2003 at 18:06 UTC
Who's going to moderate? That's a big question that you can't just wave your hands at ... ------ We are the carpenters and bricklayers of the Information Age. Don't go borrowing trouble. For programmers, this means Worry only about what you need to implement. Please remember that I'm crufty and crochety. All opinions are purely mine and all code is untested, unless otherwise specified.	[reply]
Re: Re3: Tried and True CPAN Modules by Rhandom (Curate) on Jul 17, 2003 at 18:31 UTC
That is a good question. And after thinking about it I'll answer with a proposal. How about - in addition to Module Reviews - we add a module voting section to PerlMonks. Only modules that have had a vote appear. Then you can search by vote - or first search by function and then compare votes. Modules within a certain category would have a comparable relative vote (popular categories have many votes and less popular have fewer relative votes). Also, possibly in the reviews, have a section for listing comparable modules - and how or if they compare. my @a=qw(random brilliant braindead); print $a[rand(@a)];	[reply]
Re5: Tried and True CPAN Modules by dragonchild (Archbishop) on Jul 17, 2003 at 18:34 UTC
Re^5: Tried and True CPAN Modules by mojotoad (Monsignor) on Jul 19, 2003 at 15:12 UTC
Re: Re3: Tried and True CPAN Modules by Rhandom (Curate) on Jul 17, 2003 at 18:21 UTC
I agree. That is one of the reasons for the post - generate ideas. I think I would trust the perlmonks community - but still who knows. my @a=qw(random brilliant braindead); print $a[rand(@a)];	[reply]