A good idea. Sticking to the monastery metaphore it could also be called something like "Outside the Gates" or maybe "Blasphemy".

It should still remain close to perl though, and not just an off topic area.

UPDATE: It would appear that my fellow monks do not agree - so let me put it this way. People will post off topic - it just happens. If there is a clearly labeled area for this then it is much easier to avoid and ignore. As it is now there are often off topic posts which meet quite a lot of hostility in the regular areas. This is a shame as on the whole the monastery is a very friendly place. Also with an off topic area any out of place posts in the regular areas can be moved over to it without annoying anyone. Call it a sin bin if you like.

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In reply to Re: Not Perl questions by EvdB
in thread Not Perl questions by nite_man

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