in reply to PM's notoriety in the real world

Please, please don't get the impression that your XP on this site really means anything to anyone in the real world. As some have already noted there are ways in which XP can be gained that have absolutely nothing to do with how much Perl knowledge you actually have.

You will want to be rather scared of any employer that seriously considers your XP "ranking" as something of importance.

Cheers.

-- vek --