Geoff wrote: > On Fri, Oct 24, 2008 at 2:00 PM, Bill Luebkert <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote: > > > PS: Please don't top-post your replies. Intersperse your > responses after > the appropriate part of the text and delete the rest. > > > The *endless* kvetching about posting styles, demands for "proper > examples" a... I just discovered this listserv a few months ago. If > half the people who posted on here spent their time answering > questions instead of complaining, it would be worth staying. As it > is, I'm not going to bother hanging around with what has to be the > unfriendliest bunch of SOBs in the programming world... privately if > you know of a Perl listserv or NG that isn't full of jackasses.
Hi Geoff, You'll find most Perl groups are much worse. If you post to LPM for example, and don't adhere to the exact way they like things, or you don't do exactly what they say then you'll get a torrent of verbal abuse thrown at you. Believe me this is one of the nicer lists. If you are looking for the friendliest Perl mailing list then it's Bristol and Bath Perl moungers. They aim to be the friendliest and most welcoming list:- http://perl.bristolbath.org You don't need to be local to be on the list, although it's usually only the locals that turn up to meets :) You have to remember that the good people at ActiveState have an awful lot on their plates. They don't really have a lot of time to look through different peoples problems, so things like example requests and coming across as being short are probably much more likely due to a lack or time as opposed to unfriendliness. Lyle _______________________________________________ ActivePerl mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe: http://listserv.ActiveState.com/mailman/mysubs
