The most common answer was RTFM. Perlmonks ,on the other hand, was considerate

To expand on that from my perspective, the nice thing about PerlMonks IMO is that when the appropriate answer is RTFM, it will be given in the form of a link to the FM.

In other words, being told to read the documentation here isn't a four-letter slap in the face, it's a friendly hand pointing at the answer.