looking at the strengths and weaknesses of “Perl and other languages”

This was most definitely done. The comment about Moose suggests further ignorance of the Perl6 design process.

Without the cachet of "Perl" attached to the project the chances that it would have got anywhere are slim. So, again we have a revisionist complaining that things weren't done in a way that would have made them impossible to do at all.

Get over it.

There's nothing to get over. Some monks are interested in Perl6. It's no skin off your as^Wnose if they are or they sink time and effort into it.