Fair enough, but how would I tell which project is most needed and worth spending time on? That's the one I care about. And maybe I would be of more value to some other cabal group? Truth is, my need to prioritize my own time and where I offer to help is part of the reason for this post, but I kept that out of the original post because I didn't want to become the focus. There are issues here that go beyond me, as Bellaire (and Tye and Mr_Mischief) point out.

Best, beth

Was that an invitation? :-)

I'm not entitled to hand out invitations, but I've heard the pmdev is a fairly safe group to join; you can't destroy anything, just submit patches that a god can apply.

but how would I tell which project is most needed and worth spending time on?

Ask four monks, and you'll get a least five opinions. I think you need to be the judge yourself. Maybe your first project could be to set up a mechanism to determine which project to tackle next...

I was looking up the process to join a group - I have a strong interest in joining pmdev - and was wondering about the specifics. Do I /msg gods or msg a particular individual?

Update: Incidentally, the directions at What are PerlMonks Orders? are clear enough. I just need to trust the English language a little more.

Update I see you linked to that in your node now. Sorry to reiterate. Asking a member of the group for advice on joining before messaging a whole might not be necessary, but it would be polite and possibly helpful.

Please see What are PerlMonks Orders? for more information about the orders and how to go about applying.

My position has long been that I won't add somebody to a privileged group unless they have somebody active from that group (and gods belong to all groups) who agrees to mentor them (along with the documented requirements). In the case of pmdev, I guess I'll have to define "active" very loosely since jdporter can't mentor everybody. :)

Anyone interested in joining pmdev should demonstrate an eagerness for tedium and frustration by actually finding old discussions about how the work of pmdev is done.

- tye