As noted elsewhere in the thread: "Boilerplate" has that meaning, but without the connotation that the person using it is automatically a moron. (http://en.wik

As noted elsewhere in the thread: "Boilerplate" has that meaning, but without the connotation that the person using it is automatically a moron. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boilerplate_%28text%29 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boilerplate_%28text%29) See also: Simon Peyton-Jones's "Scrap Your Boilerplate" papers (http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/um/people/simonpj/papers... http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/um/people/simonpj/papers...)