have you read the recent thread Let's Make PerlMonks Great Again!?

You actual questions are very similar to mine in the above thread.

You can also be interested in reading wise marto's replies about the engine that is behind our beloved site.

Review also jdporter's answer that tell about the compatibility with the Everything Engine.

About newcomers feared by the interface.. well i see many newcomers thanks back for the warm welcome and super fast and qualified help they received: by other hand if ask my son to write a post using html tags by hand..

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