'... complexity that could only come from the mind of a perl coder. ...'
Complex maybe but the results are very noticeable. You can't do things you have not earned the privilege for. No more spam from single accounts created 5 minutes ago. No more down voting by 30 points because someone feels like it.
The discussions are moderate in tone and things get done. Compared to slashdot, reddit even news.yc, perlmonks is hands down a more even tempered place to ask questions, solve problems and discuss things programming.
But I don't think it will ever really be built at news.yc. Different culture and founder dna.
Complex maybe but the results are very noticeable. You can't do things you have not earned the privilege for. No more spam from single accounts created 5 minutes ago. No more down voting by 30 points because someone feels like it.
The discussions are moderate in tone and things get done. Compared to slashdot, reddit even news.yc, perlmonks is hands down a more even tempered place to ask questions, solve problems and discuss things programming.
But I don't think it will ever really be built at news.yc. Different culture and founder dna.