OK! So here is a list of questions for the test (do I need
to add that these are a bit tongue-in-cheek? Probably!)
- I want to post some code so people can help me find an annoying bug:
- I cut and paste all 356 lines of code in the appropriate
window, add a title like find th bug!!! and hit submit.
- I cut and paste my script in the form, wrap it in <code> before
tags slap a title like "regexp" et voila!
- I extract the smallest chink of my code that causes the
problem, run it (under strict and -w), wrap it in code
tags, add a detailed description of the expected result
and of the actual one, then use the preview to check
the formatting of the post, and then finally hit submit.
- I have a problem involving flock:
- I type flock in the search box, thus getting
the doc for the function staright out of perldoc
- I type flock toto in the search box, and get
back a list of nodes including flock in their title,
including the doc
- I invoque the Super Search and look for flock
in the body of message, for an even longer list of
nodes
- I try to think of a couple more keywords that would narrow
down the search and I use them in Super Search for
an hopefully better result
- I see a question for which I am quite sure I know the answer:
- I post as soon as I can a vague answer, so I don't
risk making a mistake
- I type a proper answer, including untested code (with a warning), as fast as I can and hit submit,
I know the first answer usually gets the most XPs, Yeah!
- I write a little piece of code showing the answer,
I test it (under use strict and -w)
then post it with the appropriate explanations.
After all there is more in life than XP's and I
don't like posting apologies
(plus getting -5 rep on a post is not quite the result
I hope for!)
- (10 000 XP and above) I state that the answer is
given in one of my Web Techniques columns. I add a {grin} just in case.
- I have been downvoted 3 times in the last 5 minutes
for a post I thought was uncontroversial:
- (10 000 XP and above) I grab the list of people
on the site and post it, inevitably generating a lengthy
list of rants, counter-rants and generally irrate posts,
thus ensuring that a good time is had by all
- I suck it up like a man
- I downvote a bunch of loosers just to be sure
I'm not the only one to be annoyed today
- I post a "I love Perl Monks" message to XP-whore
the XP's I lost, and more
- A troll is posted, what should I do?
- Reply Go s***w yourself !@#$%^&* troll!,
thus preventing the node to be automagically reaped
- (level 6 an up) Send the node to Nodes to consider
do not forget to add my name to the reason, updatedownvote it (thanks arhuman), then
go to the list and vote "delete" so the node can be reaped
- (level 5 and under) Do nothing