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Re:Ask HN: Why hasn't Perl 6 taken off yet? by mst on Monday November 07, 2016 @09:41AM (#12891297)
That mailing list acquired moderators who'd smack people for doing that a few years back.

We've taken something of a chainsaw to the 'RTFM dumbass' side of the community over the past half-decade or so - you can even discuss perl on irc.perl.org #perl these days.

Re:Ask HN: Why hasn't Perl 6 taken off yet? by oblib on Monday November 07, 2016 @06:43PM (#12896342)
I'm really glad to hear this. It's probably been just a year or two more than that since I signed off on those I subscribed to.

That makes me want to join again!