I think so. I've noticed that the Monk In Question (MIQ) has had several nodes considered and have also noticed that the general opinion concerning these edits is that they should be done. Consequently, the tireless have been editing things accordingly, which (to my aging eyes) make them far easier to read.

Personally, I'm grateful for that. Ideally, MIQ would adjust his (assumption) posting style accordingly. Until that happens, however, I ask that those nodes be subjected to Node::Pretty.

Mind you, I'm aware of the ethical concerns concerning style. However, I would hope that we would be willing to make common-sense adjustments to a node. For example:

• Changing titles as appropriate
• Fixing minor typographic errors
• Adjusting egregious coding problems upon request [*]
• Hiding/Removing inappropriate code.

[*] (By request, I mean the standard venues, e.g. consideration, CB message, private /msg, and so on.)

Perhaps some of the work involved can be avoided simply by asking the poster to edit their own posts with a private /msg. While this would only work for editable nodes, it at least saves the tireless a little bit of effort. If the poster refuses and the community feels strongly, then I see no problem with the janitors cleaning up as needed.

I do agree that this needs to be done with a light touch, when possible. We are, after all, PerlMonks, not copy-editors. (Well, most of us, anyway.)

--f