Thanks. That seems logical but I was thinking that updating might be preferred because UI-wise the shortest route to get back to a thread seems to be through Nodes You Wrote, where the update form is prominent and inviting. Also I frequently see Update: sections in the nodes of others.

From that and other context clues I guessed there might be an argument in favor of having fewer but more complete/concise/accurate nodes, and being new, I don't want to assert my way of doing things over what might be considered proper forum etiquette. The [id://PerlMonks FAQ] is clear on most things but I didn't see this sort of thing addressed there.

Actually, on the whole, the FAQ seems to encourage sensible use of the update form. It doesn't really contradict an assertion of “use the power of threads”, but neither does it actually say this that I could see.

In reply to Re^2: Preferred procedures for updating PM nodes by madizen
in thread Preferred procedures for updating PM nodes by madizen

Title:
Use:  <p> text here (a paragraph) </p>
and:  <code> code here </code>
to format your post, it's "PerlMonks-approved HTML":


  • Posts are HTML formatted. Put <p> </p> tags around your paragraphs. Put <code> </code> tags around your code and data!
  • Titles consisting of a single word are discouraged, and in most cases are disallowed outright.
  • Read Where should I post X? if you're not absolutely sure you're posting in the right place.
  • Please read these before you post! —
  • Posts may use any of the Perl Monks Approved HTML tags:
    a, abbr, b, big, blockquote, br, caption, center, col, colgroup, dd, del, details, div, dl, dt, em, font, h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6, hr, i, ins, li, ol, p, pre, readmore, small, span, spoiler, strike, strong, sub, summary, sup, table, tbody, td, tfoot, th, thead, tr, tt, u, ul, wbr
  • You may need to use entities for some characters, as follows. (Exception: Within code tags, you can put the characters literally.)
            For:     Use:
    & &amp;
    < &lt;
    > &gt;
    [ &#91;
    ] &#93;
  • Link using PerlMonks shortcuts! What shortcuts can I use for linking?
  • See Writeup Formatting Tips and other pages linked from there for more info.