Evan, what do you get out of this exactly?  Is it that big a badge of honor to annoy and insult as many people here as you can?

Sometimes I wonder if you have notes which you follow when you write this stuff, or if you've just got the key stratagems memorized.

From the EvanCarroll book of tips for getting a node to top of the Worst Nodes List in record time: 

1.  Start out with a contemptuous, pejorative salutation
    "Dear fellow senile old fashioned monks,"

2.  Call into question Perl's fate
    "I was recently pondering the future of Perl"
    "My first interpretation was that Perl was surely dead"
    "Perl really needs better armament if it is to withstand the needs of today's programmers"
    "a lack of ruby-like-agility"

3.  Compare Perl unfavorably to other languages to quickly incur the wrath of others
    "in light of other newer, buzzier, and generally better languages"

4.  Link to a gratuitous, irrelevant video of an animal getting killed to incite negative feelings
    "when I came upon this video"

5.  Link to another of one's own successfully negative trolling posts
    "namely not using tabs"

I must admit, though, that #4 was a new one, even for you.  Surely you'll be at the top of your desired list in the very near future.

Good luck with those goals!

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In reply to Re: Meditation on the fate of Perl by liverpole
in thread Meditation on the fate of Perl by EvanCarroll

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