You have my full backing (as if you need it... :) to post notes like this whenever it seems fit.


Perl Monks is a great thing and helps alot of people. Your posts help people (me included). Generaly speaking, sometime it helps to give the right answer, sometimes it helps to suggest to the asking person to find the answer himself --- and thus learn more.


If the question is a homework one, and you are fast enough to warn people, then you just helped others to avoid being accessory to this dishonesty. If it is not homework, then no harm was done, as this will be cleared out soon enough (as just did on this thread).



Regarding the XP's... I'm sure you have enough and few --'s of random people (the other classmates?) won't hurt too much.