Often when searching pm for a solution I'll discover old
nodes with old solutions (as well as new relevant nodes).
For example, searching for SoundEx I found a thread from 1999 (Approximate or Phonetic String-Matching) which didn't mention Text::Metaphone. I'd only discovered T::M from the same search at Re: comparing strings - better than soundex.
Should a good monk help his fellows by responding to
the old discussion with updated information or a
link to the newer discussion?
Or would it just be clutter, given they'll find it themselves?
A similar predicament occurs when I post a question on
pm then some time later find code or read a mailing list
discussion which addresses the same question.
Should a monk add links for others?
Brad
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Re: Updating and Linking Old Nodes
by CukiMnstr (Deacon) on Jun 11, 2003 at 08:07 UTC | |
Re: Updating and Linking Old Nodes
by tjh (Curate) on Jun 11, 2003 at 12:22 UTC | |
by Aristotle (Chancellor) on Jun 16, 2003 at 13:59 UTC | |
Re: Updating and Linking Old Nodes
by coolmichael (Deacon) on Jun 11, 2003 at 20:40 UTC | |
Re: Updating and Linking Old Nodes
by artist (Parson) on Jun 11, 2003 at 17:34 UTC |
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