>>>>> "Kevin" == Kevin Meltzer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Kevin> If you suspect homework, why not just give a pointer to the
Kevin> appropriate docs instead of a detailed explination (which
Kevin> should be pretty reasonable to give any beginner on
Kevin> non-homework questions as well).
Right, but this works only when *all* the answerers have their
"spidey sense" engaged on the lookout for such.
That's why I bring it up as a meta-topic. We've had
to deal with the same thing on perlmonks.org
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