I posted an anonymous node in reply to some perl question. ... This, somehow, provoked inflamatory remarks to my post on part of NodeReaper. I think that this was totally unwarranted. I mean, I couldn't expect a responce more hostile than that made by the NodeReaper.

The NodeReaper is the visible end of a process that may not be entirely evident to newcomers. In this process, members of the community can submit a node to be "considered" for editing or deletion. (This is above and beyond the normal voting process.) A community-based voting process follows. Essentially, if a low-reputation post collects enough "delete" votes without collecting any "keep" votes, it gets reaped. Posts that collect enough "edit" votes get handled by a group of volunteer (and usually high-ranking) editors. A lot goes on behind the scenes to keep the Monastery tidy.

Nodes get considered for deletion for a number of reasons, and the process is hardly a rubber stamp. Several nodes with negative scores are kept around as lessons to others. (See Worst nodes.)

Your chances of having a node end up in the clutches of the NodeReaper depend on a number of things, including your reputation in the Monastery. Poor posts from Anonymous Monks do not get the same treatment as those from people who others have been posting for a while. The occassional turd that gets posted tends to be anonymous.

Stick with it. Ask good questions, give good answers, and keep your ears open.

In reply to Re: NodeReaper is quite unruly... by dws
in thread NodeReaper is quite unruly... by c0d34w4y

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