I guess I would 'fix' that problem by including an extra prompt that would be displayed when an AM or new member (say their first 10 posts), posts a SoPW that read:

Is your problem related to the (possibly sudden) appearance of errors like:

  • "Global symbol "$x" requires explicit package name at ..."?

    Are you using, or did you just install version 5.x.strict of Perl?

    Have you tried adding "no strict" to the top of your program?

    You must answer these questions before continuing.

    If you answer "Yes, Yes, No" to these 3 questions your question will not be submitted.

    If you answer otherwise, but it then transpires that you lied, your question will be summarially deleted and ignored.

    If adding "no strict" fixes your problem, but you would like to learn how to avoid using it, then Welcome to the Monastery.

    • Hmm. Probably need a lawyer (or just someone competent with English!) to get the wording just right. Or maybe that's just too selfish? :)

    Examine what is said, not who speaks.
    "Efficiency is intelligent laziness." -David Dunham
    "Think for yourself!" - Abigail
    "Memory, processor, disk in that order on the hardware side. Algorithm, algorithm, algorithm on the code side." - tachyon

    In reply to Re^2: Why isn't C<use strict> the default? by BrowserUk
    in thread Why isn't C<use strict> the default? by BrowserUk

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