How can you draw a line without knowing who you are talking to in person? Is the person just someone who wants a quick answer, or do they deep inside wish to know how the answer works?

I personally think we are doing a fine job of answering questions - even wrong answers have a good place in the context of the thread.

merlyn explained to me the difference between sytax and semantics, in that the syntax is readily available to all those who wish to dig through the manuals and figure it out themselves. What we do here at the monastery is provide semantics - a link to where to the find the knowledge, or the knowledge itself.

On a personal note, when i first joined the monastery, i was a bit scared to post - but by hanging around long enough, i got a feel for how to post GOOD questions. My first post to Seekers of Perl Wisdom was answered very briefly by you, chromatic. Very briefly because you were busy at the time. I replied "and chromatic does not give good answers", only to watch that reply sink into -- land.

Shortly after that, you finished your reply with an exlanation of why you didn't have the time to go into detail the first time around. I learned from this to be patient.

To those seeking answers: 'Patience is your friend. The answer will come.'

Jeff 

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In reply to (jeffa) Re: Help Yourself Or Help Others? by jeffa
in thread Help Yourself Or Help Others? by Anonymous Monk

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