And it's not your reputation that decreases, but the node's, even if that might involve loss of XP to you (which really isn't diminishing your reputation either :-)

Not that this matters much here, but I was just kidding... however, had I known some of the deeper perlmonks issues at hand (about downvoting), I wouldn't have been so quick to jest. I agree with your proposal that the guidelines should indicate a private message to the poster to indicate what's wrong with the post, but I'll leave this issue to the saints who run the place. It's beyond my domain.

Dan Heller
http://www.danheller.com

In reply to Re^4: Insecure dependency in open by argv
in thread Insecure dependency in open by argv

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