Sorry, jeffa, but you're taking a pretty too-much-assumed defense here.

You wrote:

"I think you are taking merlyn's reply a bit out of context (and please forgive me if i do the same to you or him). I don't believe he downvoted _JUST_ because the entire code is linked offsite, but ALSO because the code in question is more than likely a reinvention of a wheel that already exists on CPAN. (*cough* POE)"

Well, if merlyn downvoted the guy for any other reason he didn't took the time to explain it.

I agree that what merlyn did is wrong if the perlmonks site blocked the guy from posting his code because of size. What else he could do? Don't post at all?

BTW merlyn's argument is too weak, since we are a community. If for any reason the link dies, just ask the author for a new one. That's why we have the /msg thing on chatter box or even - if you want to keep things simple - a mail link to the author of the post. It is there - the mail link - you know?

Regards,

Er Galvão Abbott
 a.k.a. Lobo, DaWolf
Webdeveloper

In reply to Re: Code that's too large to post by DaWolf
in thread Code that's too large to post by dooberwah

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