Hmmmm. You may be right, although I suspect there is more common ground than you suggest -- there are, after all, more than 10,000 modules on CPAN at current count. Suppose that every module that was proposed could be voted on by each monk. Over time, if monks cared enough to vote and the modules were shown in a ranked list, I ought to be able to tell which modules are 'Universal', which are 'Widely Useful', and which are 'Best in a particular niche'. Below those, as you say, would be the modules that were liked and used by a handful of people.

I like the idea of adding a rating to the review section ... that might encourage better reviews (and more of them).


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In reply to Re^4: Section proposal: Best CPAN Modules by ptum
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