Re: why the perl docs suck

"Fred@xxxxxxxx" <Fred@xxxxxxxx> wrote in
news:otldl1tcn1olhcmovghrih3t0j953i9nml@xxxxxxx:

> Imagine a world without rules.... it's not as ridiculous as it sounds.
> One of my favorite quotes is:
>
> "Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the law."

Belief systems that incorporate such ideas usually qualify that sort of
statement with provisos that one's conduct not harm others.

An example of newsgroup conduct that does in fact harm others is the
asking of simple FAQs. When that happens, the people on the group who
know what they're talking about face a dilemma. Do they

1) Waste their time (which is usually part of their spare time) answering
the FAQ? If so, they have less time available to help people with
questions that can't be answered simply by reading the manual and that
require actual expertise. Harm's been done, as a valuable resource has
been made less available.

2) Ignore the post? If so, the history of this group shows that people
who don't know what they're talking about will chime in and give
incorrect or seriously incomplete answers. Harm's been done, as the
group has become a conduit for misinformation.

> I submit for consideration of everyone or no one that the guidelines
> for posting to this ng are so restrictive that deciding whether a
> certain post should be or should not be made is more tedious than
> solving the problem on one's own?

I can only wonder if you're reading the same guidelines as I am.
.

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