I have been on this site a few years and have been able to learn great things from those that have dedicated their lives to the language of Perl. I feel however that there has been a change in the last couple of years and I am not sure where to attribute the difference in the quality of answers found on the site.

First, don't get me wrong, I feel that there is a lot of help to be found in the daily postings on the site. However, some of the questions and answers submitted reveal a lack of research and a sense of arrogance. This would lead me to believe that there are a number of people from a new generation that are using the board (could be the fact that I am just getting older and I don't see things the way I used to).

I believe that it would be interesting to see the ages of those who actively use the board. Do you think a poll of the ages would be a good thing to see? I think it would be a fascinating piece of data to routinely gather.

What do you think?
- D

In reply to Average Age of the Perl Monk - Poll? by diakonos

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