Re: Books on london.pm.org (was Re: applying patterns)

2002-10-16 Thread Richard Clamp
On Fri, Oct 11, 2002 at 06:01:54PM +0200, Paul Johnson wrote: > Simon Wistow said: > > > Where would we be if we'd not bothered writing some Matt's Scripts > > replacments on the assumption that nobody would pick them up. Or > > written an extensible MLM in Perl on the assumption that despite hav

Re: Books on london.pm.org (was Re: applying patterns)

2002-10-12 Thread Greg McCarroll
* David Cantrell ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > On Fri, Oct 11, 2002 at 03:58:41PM +0100, Lusercop wrote: > > On Fri, Oct 11, 2002 at 03:49:27PM +0100, Simon Wilcox wrote: > > > * Must be a poster to the list > > > * Or a regular on IRC > > > * Or a regular at the pub and/or technical meets. > > OK,

Re: Books on london.pm.org (was Re: applying patterns)

2002-10-11 Thread David Cantrell
On Fri, Oct 11, 2002 at 03:58:41PM +0100, Lusercop wrote: > On Fri, Oct 11, 2002 at 03:49:27PM +0100, Simon Wilcox wrote: > > * Must be a poster to the list > > * Or a regular on IRC > > * Or a regular at the pub and/or technical meets. > OK, how do you judge any of these? Matthew, let me introduc

Re: Books on london.pm.org (was Re: applying patterns)

2002-10-11 Thread David Cantrell
On Fri, Oct 11, 2002 at 12:53:54PM +0100, Dean Wilson wrote: > I haven't been to an official meeting in the best part of twelve months and > i had to miss YAPC. Does that make me a "freebie-seeking hanger on"? If it > does and the criteria for getting something on the site is going to the pub > th

Re: Books on london.pm.org (was Re: applying patterns)

2002-10-11 Thread David Cantrell
On Fri, Oct 11, 2002 at 12:12:03PM +0100, Simon Batistoni wrote: > On 11/10/02 10:16 +0100, Nicholas Clark wrote: > > Which made me thing - is there a section on "books we wrote" on the > > london.pm site to give blatant free advertising plugs? [No] > > > > Would it be a good idea? Not sure. Beca

Re: Books on london.pm.org (was Re: applying patterns)

2002-10-11 Thread Barbie [home]
From: "Simon Batistoni" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > I think personal bios still have a problem, in that there has to be > some criteria for "bio-worthiness", which doesn't wind up looking > elitist. I have a sinking feeling that the two things are > incompatible, and that nice idea as it is, it really

Re: Books on london.pm.org (was Re: applying patterns)

2002-10-11 Thread Paul Johnson
Simon Wistow said: > Where would we be if we'd not bothered writing some Matt's Scripts > replacments on the assumption that nobody would pick them up. Or > written an extensible MLM in Perl on the assumption that despite having > whinged about it for ages nobody would actually care. Oooh, di

Re: Books on london.pm.org (was Re: applying patterns)

2002-10-11 Thread Paul Makepeace
On Fri, Oct 11, 2002 at 04:16:56PM +0100, Simon Wistow wrote: > Of course sometimes I think exactly the opposite but if yer optomistic > then you get a lot more done. Hear hear. Just post to webmaster and then have them check it in. Webmaster might like to provide a template (in the general sense

RE: Books on london.pm.org (was Re: applying patterns)

2002-10-11 Thread Ivor Williams
On Friday, October 11, 2002 4:17 PM, Simon Wistow [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] wrote: > On Fri, Oct 11, 2002 at 04:02:21PM +0100, Ivor Williams said: > > Maybe introduce some kind of XP style voting system, like on Perlmonks or > > Everything2. > > Alternatively we could just do it and then, if any

Re: Books on london.pm.org (was Re: applying patterns)

2002-10-11 Thread Simon Wilcox
On Fri, 11 Oct 2002, Lusercop wrote: > On Fri, Oct 11, 2002 at 03:49:27PM +0100, Simon Wilcox wrote: > > * Must be a poster to the list > > * Or a regular on IRC > > * Or a regular at the pub and/or technical meets. > > OK, how do you judge any of these? Why, subjectively of course ! Seriously

Re: Books on london.pm.org (was Re: applying patterns)

2002-10-11 Thread Simon Wistow
On Fri, Oct 11, 2002 at 04:02:21PM +0100, Ivor Williams said: > Maybe introduce some kind of XP style voting system, like on Perlmonks or > Everything2. Alternatively we could just do it and then, if anybody complains, deal with it then rather than our current modus operandi of burning our bridg

Re: Books on london.pm.org (was Re: applying patterns)

2002-10-11 Thread Simon Wistow
On Fri, Oct 11, 2002 at 03:49:27PM +0100, Simon Wilcox said: > My criteria for getting on it would probably be similar to the rules for > voting in last years leadership contest, that is: > > * Must be a poster to the list > * Or a regular on IRC > * Or a regular at the pub and/or technical meet

Re: Books on london.pm.org (was Re: applying patterns)

2002-10-11 Thread Roger Burton West
On Fri, Oct 11, 2002 at 03:58:41PM +0100, Lusercop wrote: >On Fri, Oct 11, 2002 at 03:49:27PM +0100, Simon Wilcox wrote: >> * Must be a poster to the list >> * Or a regular on IRC >> * Or a regular at the pub and/or technical meets. >OK, how do you judge any of these? How often does one have to po

RE: Books on london.pm.org (was Re: applying patterns)

2002-10-11 Thread Ivor Williams
On Friday, October 11, 2002 3:49 PM, Simon Wilcox [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] wrote: > On Fri, 11 Oct 2002, Simon Batistoni wrote: > > > I think personal bios still have a problem, in that there has to be > > some criteria for "bio-worthiness", which doesn't wind up looking > > elitist. I have a s

Re: Books on london.pm.org (was Re: applying patterns)

2002-10-11 Thread Lusercop
On Fri, Oct 11, 2002 at 03:49:27PM +0100, Simon Wilcox wrote: > * Must be a poster to the list > * Or a regular on IRC > * Or a regular at the pub and/or technical meets. OK, how do you judge any of these? How often does one have to post in order to be "a poster on the list". How much time spent

Re: Books on london.pm.org (was Re: applying patterns)

2002-10-11 Thread Simon Wilcox
On Fri, 11 Oct 2002, Simon Batistoni wrote: > I think personal bios still have a problem, in that there has to be > some criteria for "bio-worthiness", which doesn't wind up looking > elitist. I have a sinking feeling that the two things are > incompatible, and that nice idea as it is, it really

Re: Books on london.pm.org (was Re: applying patterns)

2002-10-11 Thread Nicholas Clark
On Fri, Oct 11, 2002 at 02:09:37PM +0100, Simon Batistoni wrote: > On 11/10/02 12:53 +0100, Dean Wilson wrote: > > I haven't been to an official meeting in the best part of twelve months and > > i had to miss YAPC. Does that make me a "freebie-seeking hanger on"? If it > > does and the criteria for

Re: Books on london.pm.org (was Re: applying patterns)

2002-10-11 Thread the hatter
On Fri, 11 Oct 2002, Simon Batistoni wrote: > I think personal bios still have a problem, in that there has to be > some criteria for "bio-worthiness", which doesn't wind up looking > elitist. I have a sinking feeling that the two things are > incompatible, and that nice idea as it is, it really w

Re: Books on london.pm.org (was Re: applying patterns)

2002-10-11 Thread Simon Batistoni
On 11/10/02 12:53 +0100, Dean Wilson wrote: > I haven't been to an official meeting in the best part of twelve months and > i had to miss YAPC. Does that make me a "freebie-seeking hanger on"? If it > does and the criteria for getting something on the site is going to the pub > then fine but if it

Re: Books on london.pm.org (was Re: applying patterns)

2002-10-11 Thread Dean Wilson
- Original Message - From: "Simon Batistoni" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > It could be a long, dark, slippery slope, but I think that it's > possible to distinguish between "involved" perl mongers such as Dave, > and "freebie-seeking hangers on", who don't even come to a meeting. > There *is* a pr

Books on london.pm.org (was Re: applying patterns)

2002-10-11 Thread Simon Batistoni
On 11/10/02 10:16 +0100, Nicholas Clark wrote: > Which made me thing - is there a section on "books we wrote" on the > london.pm site to give blatant free advertising plugs? [No] > > Would it be a good idea? Not sure. Because then we'd have everyone > (even Matt Wright?) subscribing to london.pm j