First, my impression was that this is a thread for the purpose of setting guidelines for Anonymous Monk for those here (and they are more than less) that care about the site, it's quality and how we interact with one another. If you don't care why are you wasting your time and everyone elses? Don't participate in the discussion. You're not obligated to reply to every post.

You seem to have disdain for the site and care little if it were here or not tomorrow. That's fine, there are plenty of sites where you can prove how smart you are. But then I look at your "anonymous" user page and see that you've posted nearly 3,000 times in the past 2.5 years. You're here nearly every single day. So clearly you get some level of fulfilment from Perl Monks even if that gratification is solely an opportunity to be a contrarian. (Which is fine when it has served the purpose of learning.)

Again, I would say to you there are plenty of other places on the internet where you can go debate people for the sake of debating or actively 'correcting' the lesser programmers. However if your goal is to serve others by teaching, which at times you admirably seem to do exceedingly well, then why make it so difficult for yourself and others to enjoy your time here?

In reply to Re^4: RFC: Purpose of Robes in Monasteries... "If you don't have anything to contribute to the discussion..." by Anonymous Monk
in thread RFC: Purpose of Robes in Monasteries by Anonymous Monk

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