So I would hope that at a young age you look back at your postings from no so long ago and say "Whoa, what the heck what I thinking?!

Better yet, know what you were thinking at the time, and know objectively why your current actions are superior. Who knows, maybe you were right back then?

I think this goodbye post was mostly looking for attention and hoping that the community would come begging you not to leave

I don't think so, it seems more like he just realized it was time to move on. As for not being "Tilly or Abigail" well, that's just BS. The Perl community's (I hate that phrase) of elevating people to god-like status based on knowing regexes a little better, or posting frequently on a website (sometimes with less than helpful posts) is beyond sad. Take a careful look and you'll see that many people who you've never heard of contribute just as much (or more).

This is not meant to single out Tilly or Abigail, who both contribute a lot, more as a response to "Perl culture's" (ugh) tendency to view prominent members.

In reply to Re: Re: GoodBye :-) by Anonymous Monk
in thread GoodBye :-) by mt2k

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