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It was only a short while ago I found out about paco, and his story at Perlmonks.  It really has turned into an intriguing tale; he has earned many experience points (as I write this, 620 personal XP, and 557 for his lone question), and he disappeared with a mystery that has become larger-than-life over the years.

I'm a (relative) newcomer to Perlmonks myself, having been here for not quite a year.  But the saga of paco continues to illicit curiousity, speculation and fantasy, and is now a Perlmonks treasure.

For my own part, I like to imagine that paco has been off studying, and has long since become a Perl guru.  It's nice to see that all votes go to him; had I voted, that's for sure where my vote would have gone anyway.

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Re^2: My favorite monk is
by Unanimous Monk (Sexton) on May 08, 2006 at 14:28 UTC
    It was only a short while ago I found out about paco, and his story at Perlmonks.

    Ok, now I'm curious. What is paco's story, or is the lone 557XP question all there is?

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      paco posted a single question and was never seen again. Sometime after that, Ovid started a campaign to make paco a Saint by trying to get every monk to vote for paco. It's succeeding quite nicely, given that paco has only one node to vote on. (It is the second highest-ranked node of all time.)

      Update: I'll happily stand corrected. Erudil's node is the singularly most-recognized piece of Perl code.

      My criteria for good software:
      1. Does it work?
      2. Can someone else come in, make a change, and be reasonably certain no bugs were introduced?
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        Thankfully, this node still ranks higher. Now that I think about it, I wish I could have voted for Erudil.

        bassplayer

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      The myth continued

      Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error.
      Lingua non convalesco, consenesco et abolesco. -- Rule 1 has a caveat! -- Who broke the cabal?
      "Science is about questioning the status quo. Questioning authority".
      In the absence of evidence, opinion is indistinguishable from prejudice.
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      As I've heared, he was the first real visitor of perlmonks, he posted a question first after the opening of The Monastery Gates. Everyone before him cound as natives, not visitors.

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