I agree. And frankly, the question wasn't unreasonable. "I have a Perl Problem and want to pay someone to fix it for me" is, in my humble opinion, much better than the usual "Please answer my school assignement for free. And do it now, i need to hand it in tomorrow".

If the post was a spam thing, i'd understand. But this clearly just someone asking for help with a Perl problem in exchange for pieces of paper with funny pictures and numbers printed on them.

As for sending people to jobs.perl.org, yeah nope, would certainly not be what i would do. That site is mostly empty of job offerings (and has been for a loooong time), so hardly any developer is going to look there. Plus, OPs Problem sounds more like a one-time fix than a permanent job offer, so it seems better suited to students needing a quick buck (or some of our senior citizens who have too much time on their hands and need a challenge).

As for sending people to jobs.perl.org, yeah nope, would certainly not be what i would do. That site is mostly empty of job offerings (and has been for a loooong time), so hardly any developer is going to look there.

Well, if you aren't going to point people that way then the situation isn't going to improve. I actually think it's the perfect place to point them: perl-specific, gig-friendly, global reach, and I (and probably other) devs are indeed going to look there. Don't confuse lack of listings with lack of candidates.

OTOH, other than the thread title nothing in the OP suggests looking to engage a developer, so who knows really what they want.

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I'm not the most tolerant myself, and while the OP seems to be a first time poster, it's easy to create new accounts.

Anyway, there is no point in down voting someone with only one recorded post...

Point is, that it's not necessarily obvious without checking his profile.

Cheers Rolf
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New or seasoned, stating "I need help" without any further substantive information is a waste of bandwidth. Aside from a reply that points to how a plea for help might better be framed (my reply did that, maybe you didn't read that far?) or that provides information to that end, what useful reply can be made? My reply stands.