For a variety of reasons, I have only intermittently posted Perl technical questions here at Perlmonks. When I know what I'm driving for, I tend to post on a more or less focused list such as comp.lang.perl.modules, perl.qa, or perl.module-authors.

When I'm unsure of where I'm going, that's when I tend to post either here or on c.l.p.misc. I would like to hear from other monks: Which types of Perl questions tend to get a better discussion here than on c.l.p.misc? And vice versa?

(Note: I'm well aware of c.l.p.misc's many shortcomings, so you don't, for example, need to denounce newbies who fail to read the Posting Guidelines there.)

Thanks.

In reply to When to Post Here? When Elsewhere? by jkeenan1

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