I think that Perl Monks is a great place for Perl newbies, perhaps the best on the net. But, it's only good for the smart newbies, who ask good questions and think through their problems before asking. I've been on Perl Monks for about a month and a half (and using Perl no more than 4 months) and PM has helped me increase my Perl knowledge greatly. I'd like to add that the first thing I did when I joined Perl Monks was to read through the help section (and the XP and Voting) which gave me a pretty good idea of what not to post. I think that if everyone did this Perl Monks would be even better off than it already is.

-Ben Jacobs (dooberwah)
one thing i can tell you is you got to be free
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