In the short time I have been a student of perl and PerlMonks I never cease to be amazed at the amount of time and expertise many Brethren spend in helping others, their only reward being the self satisfaction and a possible small boost to XP.

I don’t know if the following has been suggested before but perhaps we could have.

A Monk of the Month


Brethren could nominate the Monk they felt had done most for the Monastery in the previous month.
I think many would feel it was a small way of repaying what may have gone unrecognised.

I know that that we are not supposed to take XP too seriously but I have to admit that I like to follow the progress of the regular contributors to the Monastery as they progress. I think it would be nice to see a mention somewhere when progressing to a higher level.
On a similar theme perhaps we could also include the latest Initiates who I think are listed at the bottom Newest Nodes and welcome them to the Monastery.

Gavin

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