in reply to Re^5: An OT section (again).
in thread An OT section (again).

Yes, OT happens. But it should be discouraged. Making it easier or making a special place for it to happen has the opposite effect.

If I got any reaction at all, that's the one I expected. A rhetorical question you might like to ask yourself, is: Why should it be discouraged.

What is so all-fire wrong if the users of this community, wish to solicite and share, their experience, skills and knowledge, beyond those that relate directly to Perl.

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Re^7: An OT section (again).
by jdporter (Paladin) on Aug 01, 2007 at 20:28 UTC

    Well, OT is, by definition, off topic. If we expand the scope of what's on topic for PerlMonks by letting anything at all be perfectly acceptable, then there is no OT, and we have slashdot. OTOH, letting users

    solicite and share, their experience, skills and knowledge, beyond those that relate directly to Perl
    is something that PerlMonks permits, as long as it relates, however indirectly, to Perl.

    In the end, social pressure is the best — if not in fact the only — way to keep PerlMonks from becoming slashdot. It has worked so far, more or less.

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