Here's an idea -> bring visitors to the perl.org front-page directly to #perl freenode channel, via a JS IRC client.
Let them speak directly with core users from the very start.
Let them speak directly with core users from the very start.
-- User1235 has joined #perl --
user1235> PERL SUCKS 111!!!11!!1!!11!!
-- Chanserv set mode +o mst --
-- user1235 was kicked ( troll ) --
The people who are honestly interested tend not to need the door shown to them, and people who aren't interested can't be convinced by such tactics.