Yes, in my opinion, organized downvoted aren't very helpful when they come out of spite.
You don't have to give a "LOL" in order to ask for my opinion, I'll gladly tell you what it is. :)
]]>define this site: blogs.perl.org is a common blogging platform for the Perl community.
By neither definition is what I'm doing SPAM. Everything posted to this site is by definition unsolicited, and everything posted to this site is about Perl.
Other than Perl itself, and CPAN, there is nothing more Perl than YAPC. I'm sorry that you don't like that I'm posting, but clearly many do. You have the option of simply tuning it out. I'm sure you don't read every article posted to this site anyway.
]]>That you can call him annoying is up to a matter of personal taste, but I take offense that you call him useless so casually. That tone is not needed here. You seem to take this tone often, and honestly it is an annoyance on an otherwise very friendly and informative site. Please, just keep it to yourself, if you cannot participate nicely.
]]>While I'll not be able to attend YAPC::NA and I always have to skip JT's posts, I think that it is pretty clear of the unvaluable service he's providing to the Perl community. I can only wonder how frustrating it must be to have such enthusiasm and read complains like those in this thread.
]]>"This JT Smith character" is a devoted Perl programmer that didn't just create awesome highly-successful Perl projects, he's also a true visionary and knows both his material and how to get it across.
He's a great guy, and he does great things. You should quit thinking you're all that and have some respect for people who've done way more for Perl (both the language and the community) than any of us did.
and to JT: fuck that. For the record, the way you shine the spotlight on YAPC::NA has been the main reason I'm actually going, all the way from fucking Asia. :)
I can't imagine how much work it took to set it up, write about it *every* *single* *day* and to *still* work on it (places being booked, setting up more rooms and sponsorship by demand), it's insane. Way to go, full props.
"They see me bloggin', they hatin'..."
]]>Unless the intention is to "trick" readers into thinking that. In which case I have nothing to say.