So do you think it would be benefitial to have an "uber-newbies" section on PM? Some place where posts are expected to be from the realm of the theoretical with little or no reading or research attached? Or should the current style of "RTFMing" uber-newbies and pointing them to the docs and tutorials remain?

I think that Seekers of Perl Wisdom is suitable for "uber-newbie" posts, and that the best all-around response to those posts is a pointer to some appropriate resources (perldoc.com comes immediately to mind). As you say, though, sometimes a little more than just a link to CPAN would help.

(And you are in need of more coffee. Caffeine is a sacrament. :-)

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