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The Great Perl Monger Cull Of 2002

ziggy on 2002-09-23T20:38:48

davorg writes "If you take a look at list of local groups on the Perl Mongers web site, you'll see that it's just got a good deal shorter. Over the last month or so, I've been making strenuous efforts to contact all of the groups we had listed to see which ones were still active. What you see is the result of this exercise. Almost half of the groups have been removed because they haven't responded to my emails.

If your local group still exists but is no longer listed, then that means that I don't have an update to date contact for your group. Please let me know if that's the case."

NY.pm outlasts Boston.pm

brian_d_foy on 2002-09-24T02:01:22

Those Red Sox fans weren't real Perl hackers anyway. Some guy who thinks he knows every thing about slashcode and hides behind some ball player's name was never a match for the Ruthless, Godless Dictator David H. Adler, Perl Monger #2. I'm pretty sure the Brits were out to get Boston.pm for that tea thing, too. :)

Re:NY.pm outlasts Boston.pm

belg4mit on 2002-09-24T03:03:23

Yeah, wtf?! Boston.pm is even listed on lists.perl.org

Re:NY.pm outlasts Boston.pm

hfb on 2002-09-24T03:10:01

well, that info is outdated since the lists were moved but, yes, as far as I know, Boston.pm still meets once a month at boston.com. Someone better prod Ron :)

Congratulations!

autrijus on 2002-09-24T03:28:18

Nice to see the census^Wsurvey idea we discussed at TPC6 put at work. :-)

However, Japan groups are not listed at the 'Asia' section, which is probably wrong.

Thanks again for the wonderful work as the Chief Perl Monger!

Re:Congratulations!

davorg on 2002-09-24T08:12:09

That would appear to be because I have had no responses from any of the Japanese groups. If you have any contect with them, then you might like to prod them.

Sending corrections

davorg on 2002-09-24T09:22:01

Please note that I prefer updates via email to user_groups@pm.org. It's also better for me if updates come from the group leader.

Until I get most of the problems fixed, the list on the web site will be rebuilt once a day (during the evening UK time).

Norwich?

Odud on 2002-09-24T13:35:23

Why is it in Great Britain when everywhere else is in the United Kingdom - should we be told? - should they be told?

Re:Norwich?

davorg on 2002-09-24T14:53:14

I've wondered that ever since they appeared on the list. I never found the solution but I have now moved them back to their rightful place in the UK (the feeling of power!)

What emails?

chipmunk on 2002-09-24T14:00:39

I have not received any emails from davorg in the last month about Perl Mongers. I doubt that davorg really exists. :)

Actually, I did receive the following email, in early August, on the groups list:

---

As you may have read on <http://use.perl.org/> or
<http://www.perl-foundation.org/>. I've recently taken over as Perl
Mongers user groups co-ordinator.
 
The first task I've set myself is to find out just what groups exist.
 
This list is supposed to have all local group leaders on it. If you
recieve this email and you're not a Perl Monger local group leader then
can you please let me know who has taken over leadership of the group.
 
If the group is currently sleeping, then please let me know that as well
so I can mark it as such in the Perl Monger groups list.
 
Replies to me please, not to the list.
 
And if you have any further questions about Perl Mongers and its future
then please get in touch with me.

---

Since I am a local Perl Monger group leader, and my group is not currently sleeping, and I had no further questions about Perl Mongers or its future, I did not respond.

Rest assured that Boston Perl Mongers is alive and well. We had a technical meeting just last week.

chipmunk

Re:What emails?

davorg on 2002-09-24T14:47:45

Oops. That was rather loosely worded wasn't it. I must be more careful in future.

Boston.pm have been restored to their rightful place (or rather, they will be the next time Leon rebuilts the web site).

Sorry for any unintentional slight to the Bostonians - it had nothing to do with the tea.

Re:What emails?

babbage on 2002-09-24T16:00:09

Yeah. Sure it doesn't. Sure it was a mistake...

Just be sure to watch your English backs while making any plans against continental Europe. Wouldn't want anything bad to happen while the ruffians are distracted, eh?

:-)

Re:What emails?

babbage on 2002-09-25T13:01:53

...and only now, a day later, do I realize that I linked to the general London.pm archives, rather than this thread: Time to declare war on Paris.pm. But then the whole list could be interpreted as a declaration of war of sorts, so I guess it works out anyway... :-)

Re:What emails?

mad-p on 2002-09-26T03:27:12

I reacted just the same way as chipmunk.
Yes, Tokyo.pm is active.
I'll send the info about Tokyo.pm to
user_groups @ pm . org in a separate mail.

Anyway, I appreciate your work, davorg.