You've been around a little while, you should know that many people who come here that know only enough about Perl to be dangerous don't understand what they're asking, so we often have to do our best to interpret.
Don't take it personally. Even the most abrasive Monks of old weren't criticizing another Monk for posting a possible solution that didn't fit (for the most part); they were simply informing them of newer/more efficient/better or different ways of doing something.
This site is, and always has been about education. Learning new ways to do things we have gotten used to, and picking up new things we've never heard of.
Cheers,
-stevieb
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