You don't understand. The way this site works is sort of one part help site, one part giant faq. This means that the database of questions and answers encompassing many years worth of free help from professionals is available to the world. It's no good if someone asks their question, gets their free help, and then covers their tracks to prevent someone else from learning, too.

It's true the docs help for a lot of questions, but it is possible to misunderstand docs or experience confusion. A monk even took the time to answer you. That person's answer and time spent is now diminished because there's no context. The point of this, it's not about you and your issues with utf8 or reading docs, it's about the way this site works and how it benefits others.

In reply to Re^3: URIs and UTF8 by Zen
in thread URIs and UTF8 by OverlordQ

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