May this falls into what 1nickt proposed, but I joined PM (and am still here mainly because of that) to find out what problems people have with my modules and address them accordingly and give feedback here. I think, next to being a plain help-forum, PM is a great way to exchange ideas and feedback on existing modules and module-ideas.
The chat is nice as a semi-social non-archived channel of communicating with like-minded people.
Enjoy, Have FUN! H.Merijn
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I think, next to being a plain help-forum, PM is a great way to exchange ideas and feedback on existing modules and module-ideas
True. Though I come here mainly to relax and have fun.
So what attracts me to this site is its quirky history and culture, as noted by PM legend Erudil:
Perlmonks is a strange beast.
It's largely a newbie-help site,
but also contains a handful of
Things of Terrifying Beauty
-- Erudil quoting robin cited at Terrifying Beauty
This is in stark contrast to SO --
though I've posted a question or two there, I never felt the urge to hang out once it was answered.
To me, the SO culture felt cold and disconnected: stay on topic, don't waste time socializing, just deliver the facts.
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Oh, I agree the davido's replies are mindbogglingly helpful! I often find myself pointing directly to one of his replies because, despite my anal retentiveness and nit-picking OCD tendencies, I simply cannot find any improvements, or caveats, or gotchas ... at all. Two recent examples spring to mind:
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Related to "anticipated reciprocity": I guess a usual course of action is that new monks start with asking questions, or just monitoring the site, and at some point decide they've collected enough experience that they can contribute back. Or they find an opportunity to help someone who helped them before. That's also reciprocity, but not "anticipated".
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