Multi-posting (was: Beginner writing...)

Mumia W. (on aioe) wrote:
On 12/14/2006 07:23 PM, Gunnar Hjalmarsson wrote:
That guy is multi-posting: http://www.thescripts.com/forum/thread577410.html

Thescripts.com is a completely different forum from clpm. There is no reason to suspect that a significant portion of readers of clpm also read thescripts.com.

I agree. But how would that justify multi-posting? On the contrary, just that fact increases the risk that somebody here spend time on an answer without knowing that the problem already was resolved over there (or vice versa).

The OP's explanation at thescripts.com:
"I posted in multiple forms because different people visit different forums and I want as much help as i can get."
reveals an inconsiderate view on how to (ab)use the free resources for seeking help with Perl.

Asking a question on both clpm and thescripts.com is like asking a lawyer for an opinion then getting a second opinion from another lawyer.

There is a huge difference: The person who asks two lawyers for advice get two bills, i.e. s/he pays for the services.

I can see where some people think that posting the same thing on usenet twice in different groups is rude, but saying that someone can't post the same thing in two different places anywhere on the Internet doesn't make any sense to me.

Please allow me to disagree. The OP took the point and apologised, so I was kind of surprised to see you defend him. ;-)

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