Just because you are a peon who's word doesn't carry weight, doesn't mean that everyone is in that situation. You made a blatant statement without qualifying it. You got critized because of it. Next time, phrase it better, saying that your advice is only relevant for old versions of Perl. Don't make general statements about things in the past as if they still apply.

I would agree with you, but it seems to me (and correct me if I'm wrong) that your argument rests on "Many other people spout out 'Don't use map in void context' therefor you shouldn't say it."

You're wrong. Just do a search on my name and map in void context on google's usenet archive.

Abigail