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<node id="9792" title="Explanations for Voting" created="2000-05-01 11:26:16" updated="2005-08-10 15:36:57">
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monkdiscuss</type>
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cciulla</author>
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If something is pretty cool or amusing, we give it a vote++ without an explanation, which is OK.
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;=Flame on&lt;/strong&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Unfortunately, some monks vote-- without the benefit of an explanation.  FWIW, I have been hit with a couple of these, but that's not my motiviation, as this does not further perl, perl development, nor the author's knowledge of why his/her writeup "sucked."
&lt;p&gt;Perhaps a general rule of thumb would be that if you feel the need to vote--, give an explanation (i.e., doesn't compile, "I'd rather take a poke in the eye with a sharp stick than look at your code," etc.).
&lt;p&gt;Please see [RE: RE: This, too, was wasted on my wife.] for a pithier version of this.
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;=Flame off&lt;/strong&gt;</field>
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