http://www.perlmonks.org?node_id=283084

Choose how to vote on those nodes where you really just want to see the node rep...

Make it an alias for ease of use.

Update: Added alternate versions. Choose the one that matches your style!

perl -e 'die rand(2)%2?"--":"++",$/' perl -e 'die qw(- +)[rand(2)]x2,$/' perl -e 'die rand>.5?"--":"++",$/'

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Re: Poor Man's Abstain
by jmcnamara (Monsignor) on Aug 12, 2003 at 08:25 UTC

    Another (pseudo-pseudo-random) way:
    perl -le 'print+time%2?"--":"++"'
    Or if you weren't doing all of your voting at the same time:
    perl -le 'print$$%2?"--":"++"'
    Anyone who has never voted on a node just to see its rep feel free to ignore this one as well, or use the following instead:
    perl -le 'print pack h2h2,b2,b2'

    --
    John.

Re: Poor Man's Abstain
by DrHyde (Prior) on Aug 12, 2003 at 08:27 UTC
    Please don't!

      Ok, I'll heed that advice this one time. I downvoted you deterministically.