First, how does upvoting "punish" or "remove" anything from Perl Monks? Only downvoting does this, IMHO.

Next, you seem to be saying that an answer that consists of a link or pointer to RTFM (perldoc/perlfaq) is somehow lacking in informational value. Why do you think this? If the answer to the question can be found there, that's where the poster should be looking, and they should be told so.

Do you have some examples of posts that you think exhibit the problems you mention here? Please, link them in, so we can see too.

Update: I went back to read your recent thread Ansi Perl, and I assume that your complaints here are about replies that you received there. I don't see why you have a problem with people upvoting replies that you don't happen to agree with - obviously it means that other people do happen to agree with them. How does this reflect on their "informational value" one way or the other?

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edan

In reply to Re: Why do nodes with minimal value get upvoted most? by edan
in thread Why do nodes with minimal value get upvoted most? by Eyck

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