Re^4: Insecure dependency in open

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And it's not your reputation that decreases, but the node's, even if that might involve loss of XP to you (which really isn't diminishing your reputation either :-)

Not that this matters much here, but I was just kidding... however, had I known some of the deeper perlmonks issues at hand (about downvoting), I wouldn't have been so quick to jest. I agree with your proposal that the guidelines should indicate a private message to the poster to indicate what's wrong with the post, but I'll leave this issue to the saints who run the place. It's beyond my domain.