I just want to gossip about some of the people I see on the Perl newsgroups...

Why? What does this have to do with Perl wisdom? How are you going to using this in a .pl file? How is this going to improve your skills with the language?

As far as I know, Abigail doesn't participate here. Why would you discuss someone behind their back, where they can't defend themselves. That's rude and immature. Furthermore, why would you want to discuss this in front of people who don't participate in the newsgroups and, as a result, have no interest in the pointless analysis over foibles found there?

(Also, I'm with jptxs, if we *must* have this sort of conversation outside of CB, please put it into Meditations. Editors, Please consider this an addtional vote to move it.)

I'm sorry if this seems a little strong, but one of the benefits of (and reasons I prefer) PM over something like \. is the simple fact that The Monastary is a more professional operation. Discussions focus on technical information that can be studied, dissected, and debated. In the process, the less practised monks learn skills they might otherwise have missed.

This is a point on the Perl Way, not a segment of "The Jerry Springer Show."

--f

And, mkmcconn, if you're that curious about The Art of Being Abigail, send a flipping email message and be done with it.

Update: Just to clarify, based on a private /msg: I'm a bit disappointed that the discussion went on as long as it did (especially in light of Re: Iron Perl Monks, Part 1), not in a specific individual.