Besides which, I think that it is overkill to have to give an issue like this serious consideration with every function that I write. Having a default that just flows from my fingers would smooth out the development process.

It's not that for every function I write I contemplate what I am going to do in list context, and what I am going to do in scalar context. I just do whatever seems right at the time, and that's usually the right choice. But it's seldom consistent.

Abigail