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Well, aren't they?
Which would mean more to you: a "Wow, I never thought of that. Nicely done" from Merlyn or Sickboy?
No, as a matter of fact, they aren't different in value.
Sure, it can be a big thrill to receive "nicely done" from merlyn. But I think it is at least as gratifying to receive heart-felt thanks from someone you've helped get through a sticky programming problem or discover an aspect of perl power they've never seen before.

In fact, if you want to earn beaucoup XP, you'd be much better off writing for the latter kind of reward than for the former.

jdporter
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Re: Re: Re: Re: Bestowing blessings upon monks?
by logan (Curate) on Mar 05, 2003 at 06:56 UTC
    Again, I disagree. The source of the compliment matters. I appreciate a thank you, no matter what the source. If my code helps someone, and they're grateful, I'm pleased. However, if someone who is a widely recognized expert in the field compliments me on my code...wow!

    Check the front page. Every day, there's a post by Anonymous Monk with a newbie question. To AN, our mastery of  shift and $_ are pure magic. I'm glad I can help our SofPW, but it ends there.

    Now, if somehow, I was able to come up with a regular expression that, say, matched all valid IP addresses in 10 characters, and Merlyn made a point of complimenting on me, I'd be on the moon! Here's a guy who not only makes a living with perl, but makes a living writing and lecturing on perl, and he's impressed by something I did? I'm on top of the world!

    I cannot, however, get the same warm fuzzy from pointing out a dropped bracket in someone's first script.

    -Logan
    "What do I want? I'm an American. I want more."

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