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Re^2: newbies, <code> tags and recognizing perl

by amarquis (Curate)
on Mar 21, 2008 at 13:26 UTC ( [id://675408]=note: print w/replies, xml ) Need Help??


in reply to Re: newbies, <code> tags and recognizing perl
in thread newbies, <code> tags and recognizing perl

I'm undecided as to whether or not this is a good idea, but it is certainly the best way to increase the number of new monks that use code tags. Messages will not work, task-driven people generally ignore text that isn't needed for completing their task (even if you make it giant and blinking!).

The only way to stop a user is to force them into a decision, like this solution which makes them remove default values.

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Re^3: newbies, <code> tags and recognizing perl
by dsheroh (Monsignor) on Mar 21, 2008 at 15:37 UTC
    It is a good suggestion, but I can't help thinking that we'd see a sudden rash of


    Help! My code doesn't work! Please tell me how to fix it even though my extended rambling insistence that it doesn't work never once specifies (or even alludes to) what I'm trying to accomplish or the way in which it doesn't work, much less provides any code or other hints for reproducing my results. How do I fix it?

    Your question here

    #Perl code goes here

    I'm not quite sure whether I think that would be an improvement or not.

      Only enable the create button when the node doesn't contain the boilerplate?

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