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in reply to Re: On silently moving posts (tl;dr)
in thread On silently moving posts

Yes, I could reduce my node to the essential info and links and, indeed, I now regret not having considered that more carefully prior to posting. But again, it is okay for me to see my text in Meditation. Of course the janitors may want to offer me reversion of the move after some cutback on my part, because for them it might not be that ideal either. Anyway, the backstory fits well in my blog too, so I've copied it there notwithstanding.

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Re^3: On silently moving posts (tl;dr)
by jdporter (Paladin) on Feb 22, 2016 at 20:59 UTC

    I would recommend that you read again the descriptions at the top of Cool Uses For Perl and Meditations. If those seem unclear (and I would certainly concur that they do), look at the most recent few dozen posts in both sections for patterns for precedent.

    CUFP is now the section for posting code (not including the just-for-fun sections Obfu and Perl Poetry). I moved your post to Meditations because it contains 99% prose, and 1% links to off-site code. IMHO, it is clearly outside the spec for CUFP. It might be appropriate for Perl News.

    I reckon we are the only monastery ever to have a dungeon stuffed with 16,000 zombies.

      ...again the descriptions ... seem unclear (and I would certainly concur that they do), look at the most recent few dozen posts in both sections for patterns for precedent.

      CUFP is now the section for posting code (not including the just-for-fun sections Obfu and Perl Poetry). I moved your post to Meditations because it contains 99% prose, and 1% links to off-site code. IMHO, it is clearly outside the spec for CUFP. It might be appropriate for Perl News.

      I think you should have left it alone, according to the docs, CUFP is the correct section

      Current Cool Uses for Perl description: This section is the place to post your general code offerings -- everything from one-liners to full-blown frameworks and apps.

      In 2007: Have you automated a part of your life that wouldn't have been possible without the power of Perl? Are you using Perl to do something unique and humorous that you're convinced no one else has thought of? Here's the place to show off.

      Current Where should I post X? Cool Uses for Perl This is the best place for general Perl code offerings. (For specialized posting types, see the next two sections.)

      and in 2007: Cool Uses for Perl Using Perl to do something outside the square

      :) Your proposal from 2008 Shut down the Snippets Section

      heh, judicial activism :D

        These are general guidelines which may not reflect the actual practice.

        The monastery is not an empire of a ruling lawyers cast busy keeping each other in job (like some western countries are).

        I might opt to correct these guidelines, but in reality there are far too many to be read...

        Messaging janitors to undo the move should be enough.

        Personally I'd just accept the fact and enjoy the huge publicity for a tl;dr post.

        Cheers Rolf
        (addicted to the Perl Programming Language and ☆☆☆☆ :)
        Je suis Charlie!

        update
        typo

        Like I said, the wording may not be entirely clear; but the point is, was, and always has been, to post code in CUFP. If one's intent is to discourse at some length about how/why the code was written, or whatever, then that's Meditations. If the main point is to advertise one's product (and that does seem to have been the secondary point in this particular case), then maybe Perl News is the best place.

        I reckon we are the only monastery ever to have a dungeon stuffed with 16,000 zombies.