in reply to Interesting use of the chatterbox...
"...should I be shocked that someone used this place as a helpdesk for a totally unrelated subject?
I'm not shocked at all. There are a lot of helpful, knowledgeable people here.
We enforce our own standards of what questions are appropriate and what are not. Monks are a pretty disciplined bunch and the content of the monastery reflects that. I think it's unlikely we are going to see the CB turn into the newbie help desk.
The person eventually got their problem solved, which is cool. It was, in fact, a Perl problem.
Not all subjects are as OT as they may appear!
I think the whole point of this rant is: "If you are doing anything that is beyond your level of understanding, you should at least know where to go for the appropriate help."
My counter-point would be, "If they're in the wrong place, at least point them in a productive direction"
Dave
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