TIMTOWTDI - You have to love Perl!

But it still worries me slightly. I would hate to give a misleading answer. It is my greatest worry, the thing that I would most want to avoid, is to mislead somebody else, to direct them the incorrectly: to give them the wrong answer.

But I think I see the point that most of your are making. A community such as this is exactly the right place to show my thoughts. The very nature of PerlMonks is that I can provide my thoughts on the solution, and if I am giving bad advice, then somebody will correct me. And thus I can still learn just as much (replying or not replying) without fear of causing any lasting harm.

Interestingly, at least for me, is that this post has rocketed me from level 1 to level 2, and I can now vote. This has made me feel a lot more useful than any reply I feel I might have given to a post. It is a great way of saying 'Great post' without the 'Me too!' internet-ism.

Thank you for all your replies. To be honest, I was surprised by the response. Often when I voice questions like this, I get shot down in flames.

What I fell I have learnt, is that: my place is to join in, to help others learn as I am learning myself. It sounds simple...
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Graq