My favorite monk is

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Re: My favorite monk is by marto (Cardinal) on May 07, 2006 at 09:47 UTC
<joke>What, no option for Wassercrats?</joke> Martin	[reply]
Re: My favorite monk is by kudra (Vicar) on May 07, 2006 at 08:23 UTC
I like to think that it is rigged so that we don't actually have a popularity contest, only the appearance of one.	[reply]
Re: My favorite monk is by rhesa (Vicar) on May 07, 2006 at 11:11 UTC
Very funny :) But where's the Electric Monk? You know, the one who believed everything was a uniform shade of pink?	[reply]
Re^2: My favorite monk is by Anonymous Monk on May 11, 2006 at 17:09 UTC
He stopped believing. The shock of doing so permanently fried what was left of his eclectic little circuits. It was very sad. :-(	[reply]
Re: My favorite monk is by liverpole (Monsignor) on May 07, 2006 at 18:48 UTC
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. s''(q.S:$/9=(T1';s;(..)(..);$..=substr+crypt($1,$2),2,3;eg;print$..$/	[reply]
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?	[reply]
Re^3: My favorite monk is by dragonchild (Archbishop) on May 08, 2006 at 14:33 UTC
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: Does it work? Can someone else come in, make a change, and be reasonably certain no bugs were introduced?	[reply]
Re^4: My favorite monk is by bassplayer (Monsignor) on May 08, 2006 at 15:32 UTC
Re^3: My favorite monk is by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on May 08, 2006 at 15:19 UTC
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.	[reply] [d/l]
Re^3: My favorite monk is by ambrus (Abbot) on May 13, 2006 at 12:44 UTC
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.	[reply]
Re: My favorite monk is by McDarren (Abbot) on May 07, 2006 at 12:45 UTC
Yes, my vote would have gone to paco anyway :) A close 2nd would have been mt2k. I only discovered him the other day, and after reading a few of his posts he started to grow on me - shame he isn't around any more :)	[reply]
Re: My favorite monk is by greenFox (Vicar) on May 08, 2006 at 08:13 UTC
Nice to see Abigail-II's name again, I may be the only one but I miss his acerbic wit and pull no punches style as much as his technical insight. -- Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Seek what they sought. -Basho	[reply]
Re^2: My favorite monk is by Elgon (Curate) on May 08, 2006 at 19:19 UTC
Is this a way of saying that he was brilliant but lacked even the most rudimentary social skills? I am afraid to say that I was not a fan, given that he insulted people on a personal level and responded with further tirades when gently pulled up on it. I am sorry that we have lost his great technical acumen though. Elgon It is better either to be silent, or to say things of more value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in a few. Pythagoras (582 BC - 507 BC)	[reply]
Re^2: My favorite monk is by ambrus (Abbot) on May 13, 2006 at 12:45 UTC
You're not the only one.	[reply]
Re: My favorite monk is by Gavin (Archbishop) on May 07, 2006 at 11:16 UTC
My choice has to be Vroom otherwise there would be no perlmonks. However to my mind the choice of Monks is far too small. Where are the likes of Corion, Grandfather, McDarren, rhesa, Tanktalus, ikegami, Limbic Region, to name but a few who spend considerable time helping others. There should at least have been the opportunity of nominating ones own choice of Monk.	[reply]
Re^2: My favorite monk is by Happy-the-monk (Canon) on May 07, 2006 at 17:59 UTC
Where are the likes of Corion, Grandfather, McDarren, rhesa, Tanktalus, ikegami, Limbic Region, to name but a few who spend considerable time helping others. You're right, that's why I voted for paco, too ;-) Cheers, Sören	[reply]
Re^2: My favorite monk is by Hue-Bond (Priest) on May 07, 2006 at 16:28 UTC
Where are the likes of Corion, Grandfather, McDarren, rhesa, Tanktalus, ikegami, Limbic Region, to name but a few They don't have enough XP to deserve appearing in this poll :) (no offense intended, of course). Check out the statistics page. -- David Serrano	[reply]
Re: My favorite monk is by Moriarty (Abbot) on May 07, 2006 at 11:28 UTC
I don't generally like picking favourites so I actually voted for paco, mainly because he's the only one listed that isn't a regular visitor here. :)	[reply]
Re: My favorite monk is by zerogeek (Monk) on May 07, 2006 at 15:11 UTC
It's quite obvious that Paco (who hasn't been active in more years than I have been learning real programming) is the best choice. GO PACO! PACO for PRESIDENT!	[reply]
Re: My favorite monk is by AdamQuark (Priest) on May 07, 2006 at 11:42 UTC
One small question. Where did the other vote go? The poll showed a total of 25 votes when I visited with only 24 of those going to paco, but none to anyone else!	[reply]
Re^2: My favorite monk is by swampyankee (Parson) on May 08, 2006 at 21:15 UTC
I'm thinking there's a deliberate fencepost error, in that something to the effect of `$#votes` vs `scalar(@votes)` is being used. emc "Being forced to write comments actually improves code, because it is easier to fix a crock than to explain it. " —G. Steele	[reply]
Re^3: My favorite monk is by ikegami (Patriarch) on May 10, 2006 at 16:35 UTC
They used to be equal, and now the count is off by two.	[reply]
Re^4: My favorite monk is by Gavin (Archbishop) on May 10, 2006 at 18:55 UTC
Re: My favorite monk is by Hue-Bond (Priest) on May 07, 2006 at 13:50 UTC
When I saw it, this poll reminded me of Sharing all your experiences about other users so I found it strange. I voted for <CENSORED> but I'm glad to see that my vote ended on paco, following the spirit of that thread. Update: s/\AWhat/When/; -- David Serrano	[reply]
Re: My favorite monk is by johngg (Canon) on May 07, 2006 at 16:32 UTC
My vote has to be for paco, people can get seriously disappointed in popularity contests. And just think how chuffed paco would be if he came back all of a sudden. Cheers, JohnGG	[reply]
Re: My favorite monk is by gellyfish (Monsignor) on May 07, 2006 at 09:26 UTC
OMG! WTF! Who is this paco and why has his lame node got such a high reputation? ;-) /J\	[reply]
Re: My favorite monk is by DaWolf (Curate) on May 07, 2006 at 14:17 UTC
Actually I believe this poll was a prank, since every vote goes to paco :) I was divided between vroom (which, as Gavin pointed out is something like the reason we are discussing this here), Ovid (my CGI hero, as I'm primarily a web developer) and merlyn, not only for his contribution being one of the authors of the llama book, but because we all appreciate him so much here in Brazil. Since merlyn is the only one listed that I know in person and he is always so kind to travel all the way here to speak in our meetings he got my vote (AFAIK there are more monks coming on the next meetings, so I'll meet more people from here soon :D). I'm sure every monk listed have it's merits (that goes for paco too ;)), but it wasn't a multiple choice poll (where is the "all above" option that would certainly go for paco too? lol) Cheers, Er Galv�o Abbott www.galvao.eti.br Porto Alegre Perl Mongers	[reply]
Re: My favorite monk is by prasadbabu (Prior) on May 07, 2006 at 09:48 UTC
I voted Ovid, like others, for me also the vote casted to paco. Like April 1st, is today (May 7th) any special? So paco won the contest unopposed as Favourite Monk for all in the Monastery. :-) Prasad	[reply]
Re^2: My favorite monk is by Argel (Prior) on May 09, 2006 at 00:14 UTC
I think it is related to this node 547050 (Sharing all your experiences about other users) and the response it got.	[reply]
Re: My favorite monk is by Mago (Parson) on May 08, 2006 at 10:04 UTC
My favorite monk is mk. !!!, but my vote goes for Paco! Mago mago@rio.pm.org	[reply]
Re: My favorite monk is by mk. (Friar) on May 08, 2006 at 15:56 UTC
oh, such a hard question! you know, there's this couple of guys that just live in my heart, plus so many nice people i was lucky enough to meet... i guess my vote is going to paco after all! - what a surprise, right?! ;p ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "one who asks a question is a fool for five minutes; one who does not ask a question remains a fool forever." mk at rio dot pm dot org	[reply]
Re: My favorite monk is by tbone1 (Monsignor) on May 08, 2006 at 19:15 UTC
What, no "Thelonious" option? Okay, that may be cliche, but how about "Art Monk" if you want something a little less obvious? -- tbone1, YAPS (Yet Another Perl Schlub) And remember, if he succeeds, so what. - Chick McGee	[reply]
Re^2: My favorite monk is by ysth (Canon) on May 10, 2006 at 17:58 UTC
I thought about it, but decided someone might think I meant one of the actual perlmonks users Thelonius Monk, Thelonious, or Thelonius.	[reply]
Re^3: My favorite monk is by swampyankee (Parson) on May 10, 2006 at 19:11 UTC
Wait...this is limited to voting for Perlmonks? No wonder Thomas Merton wasn't on the list! emc "Being forced to write comments actually improves code, because it is easier to fix a crock than to explain it. " —G. Steele	[reply]
Re: My favorite monk is by ikegami (Patriarch) on May 08, 2006 at 18:04 UTC
I think the vote is rigged. The results say 145 votes have been placed, but the breakdown only accounts for 144 of them.	[reply]
Re^2: My favorite monk is by samizdat (Vicar) on May 08, 2006 at 18:33 UTC
Somebody (paco, Ovid? :) needs to learn mo' betta Perl. :))) :D ps GOOD ONE, hehehe! :D Don Wilde "There's more than one level to any answer."	[reply]
Re: My favorite monk is by lorn (Monk) on May 08, 2006 at 19:45 UTC
My vote go to the vroom, because <joke>always i lost my password, him send to me again</joke> :P Lorn -http://lornlab.no-ip.com- -www.slackwarezine.com.br-	[reply]
Re: My favorite monk is by blue_cowdawg (Monsignor) on May 08, 2006 at 15:59 UTC
VIVA PACO! Where ever paco may be...	[reply]
Re: My favorite monk is by swampyankee (Parson) on May 08, 2006 at 21:20 UTC
Being a sensible dweller in a cubicle, I really wanted to vote for vroom, because he is the one in charge the ~~asylum~~ monastary, kudra, because she's on her way to world domination or planetscape, because I'd rather not end up being lunch (even if blue_cowdawg is cooking). emc "Being forced to write comments actually improves code, because it is easier to fix a crock than to explain it. " —G. Steele	[reply]
Re: My favorite monk is by wolfger (Deacon) on May 11, 2006 at 08:25 UTC
Missing options: NodeReaper Shaolin Thelonious (as somebody already mentioned) Tony Shalhoub -- Random Synapse Firing	[reply] [d/l]
Re: My favorite monk is by kingofking (Acolyte) on May 09, 2006 at 09:17 UTC
I voted for 'Ovid', but the vote gone to 'paco' ...Oops... how this can happen? 'Davido' is my favourite monk... but, i dont see his name in the list. :( Frank	[reply]
Re: My favorite monk is by malaga (Pilgrim) on May 07, 2006 at 08:15 UTC
I voted for tilly but this thing isn't working right and it says i voted for paco. anyway, when i first came on perlmonks tilly was very very nice to me - it's been a few years but i remember. thanks tilly!! Malaga	[reply]
Re: My favorite monk is by DrWhy (Chaplain) on May 09, 2006 at 22:44 UTC
Forget Paco. I want to... VOTE FOR PEDRO --DrWhy "If God had meant for us to think for ourselves he would have given us brains. Oh, wait..."	[reply]
Re: My favorite monk is by ciderpunx (Vicar) on May 10, 2006 at 13:16 UTC
Would it be egotistical to say, "me"? -- charlieharvey.org.uk	[reply]
Re^2: My favorite monk is by greenFox (Vicar) on May 10, 2006 at 13:58 UTC
Well technically you are a Hermit :) OTOH since you are a hermit it's OK because there is probably no-one around to notice :-) -- Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Seek what they sought. -Basho	[reply]
Re: My favorite monk is by spiritway (Vicar) on May 10, 2006 at 17:06 UTC
Makes me feel right at home... Vote early and often. I voted for Paco anyway.	[reply]
Re: My favorite monk is by xorl (Deacon) on May 08, 2006 at 13:06 UTC
I'm sure all are good choices. I personally use one of tilly's modules every day, so at the moment he's my favorite monk. I'm glad the poll isn't recording votes correctly. We're all here for one common goal, share our knowledge of perl. It is important we don't forget that by getting bogged down in personality conflicts. We should use this thread to thank some people who have been espeically helpful.	[reply]
Re: My favorite monk is by spiritway (Vicar) on May 11, 2006 at 13:18 UTC
Hmm... I just noticed that my name didn't appear on the list. I can't imagine how that oversight occurred, but I'm sure it will be remedied quickly...	[reply]
Re^2: My favorite monk is by wfsp (Abbot) on May 11, 2006 at 14:36 UTC
spiritway++, excellent! But surely "We are all ~~Sparatacus~~ paco"? :-)	[reply]
Re: My favorite monk is by fraktalisman (Hermit) on May 08, 2006 at 17:28 UTC
This reminds me of the elections in former socialist countries. If you went to the polls in East Germany before 1989, you had only one piece of paper with one list of pre-elected candidates on it, which you were supposed to put in the ballot box, thereby voting for those candidates. _{fraktalisman keeps rolling}	[reply]
Re: My favorite monk is by mikeock (Hermit) on May 08, 2006 at 18:33 UTC
Awesome!	[reply]
Re: My favorite monk is by pajout (Curate) on May 09, 2006 at 07:44 UTC
Yes :>), I'v remembered the political ellection in our totality in past, very similar principle.	[reply]
Re: My favorite monk is by smokemachine (Hermit) on May 08, 2006 at 12:34 UTC
My favorite monk is mk. too...	[reply]
Re: My favorite monk is by BaldPenguin (Friar) on May 12, 2006 at 05:04 UTC
Not fair, I voted for paco and my vote went to tye. (No offense tye, i just have simple allegiances) Don WHITEPAGES.COM \| INC Everything I've learned in life can be summed up in a small perl script!	[reply]
Re: My favorite monk is by SirBones (Friar) on May 09, 2006 at 17:44 UTC
Adrian. "This bounty hunter is my kind of scum: Fearless and inventive." --J.T. Hutt	[reply]
Re: My favorite monk is by ashokpj (Hermit) on May 08, 2006 at 11:36 UTC
My favorite monk is BrowserUk	[reply]
Re: My favorite monk is by spiritway (Vicar) on May 14, 2006 at 23:34 UTC
There is a vote missing. A recount will be necessary.	[reply]
Re^2: My favorite monk is by Gavin (Archbishop) on May 15, 2006 at 10:47 UTC
Paco voted for himself, and it was disallowed.	[reply]
Re: My favorite monk is by Tosco (Novice) on Apr 30, 2007 at 10:44 UTC
NodeReaper !	[reply]
Re: My favorite monk is by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on May 22, 2006 at 14:37 UTC
is 's are ... those that can still be bothered to take a part in the primary activity of this place.	[reply]
Re: My favorite monk is by TedPride (Priest) on May 07, 2006 at 08:00 UTC
Uh, I voted for merlyn, why the heck did it give my vote to paco?	[reply]
Re: My favorite monk is by monarch (Priest) on May 08, 2006 at 16:18 UTC
How do I vote against merlyn?	[reply]
Re^2: My favorite monk is by wfsp (Abbot) on May 08, 2006 at 16:53 UTC
Well, you could try voting for paco!	[reply]
Re^3: My favorite monk is by monarch (Priest) on May 08, 2006 at 17:24 UTC
Brilliant.. lodging vote now!	[reply]


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