All that's behind the bullet was meant to be one point. It read:

• Don't give non-solvers.
  If the OPs question is fuzzy or their code bad, point it out.
  Don't say module Foo::Bar does the trick

Now it reads:

• Don't give non-solvers: if the OPs question is fuzzy or their code bad, point it out, instead of saying module Foo::Bar does the trick and done.

The thread Deleting by Age! is a good example. The OP didn't need a module but be pointed back at their code, and told to formulate their needs in a coherent way - and then eventually be advidsed to use a Module.

I think the best guideline one could adopt for answering questions here in the Monastery, is to attempt at all times to remain humble.

Erm... and on the politician stuff. I had the idea to declare this node a poll, which ain't. It doesn't work. Its a node. That's why I had said not for XP.

To ask for feedback is ok, but if I think there should be a FAQ entry covering how to answer, then I'll just do it. Then there's a node, which eventually will be linked into the FAQ. That's the right way.

Thanks for the link and your comment, McDarren. Hmm. Why isn't 1st Monasterians up front?
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