# layout according to the supplied perltidy
    [CodeLayout::RequireTidyCode]
    perltidyrc =  perltidyrc
    #--------------------------------------------------------------
    # I think these are really important, so always load them

    [TestingAndDebugging::RequireUseStrict]
    severity = 5

    [TestingAndDebugging::RequireUseWarnings]
    severity = 5
    
    [Variables::ProhibitLocalVars]
    severity = 5
    #--------------------------------------------------------------
    # I think these are less important, so only load when asked

    [Variables::ProhibitPackageVars]
    severity = 1

    [ControlStructures::ProhibitPostfixControls]
    allow = if unless  #My custom configuration
    severity = 2

    #--------------------------------------------------------------
    # Give these policies a custom theme.  I can activate just
    # these policies by saying (-theme => 'larry + curly')

    [Modules::RequireFilenameMatchesPackage]
    add_themes = larry

     
    #--------------------------------------------------------------
    # I do not agree with these at all or their 
    # presence may create more worse than good
    # or they depend on the personal taste and not reason

    [-NamingConventions::ProhibitMixedCaseVars]
    [-NamingConventions::ProhibitMixedCaseSubs]
    [-ControlStructures::ProhibitUnlessBlocks]
    [-Documentation::RequirePodSections]
    [-Documentation::RequirePodAtEnd]
    [-TestingAndDebugging::ProhibitNoStrict]
    [-Subroutines::ProhibitExcessComplexity]
    [-Miscellanea::RequireRcsKeywords]
    [-ValuesAndExpressions::ProhibitNoisyQuotes]
    [-ValuesAndExpressions::ProhibitInterpolationOfLiterals]
    [-CodeLayout::ProhibitParensWithBuiltins]
    [-CodeLayout::ProhibitTrailingWhitespace] 
    #--------------------------------------------------------------
    # For all other Policies, I accept the default severity, theme
    # and other parameters, so no additional configuration is
    # required for them.