I first want to say that PerlMonks has become an addiction to me. I spend my day checking for new stuff and seeing where I could contribute something. This is very cool. Keep up the good work, everyone!

That said, here's my list (I know, some of these have already been mentioned, but then vroom can see we really want those things :-)

• Ability to rearrange the nodelets (up/down buttons, or something similar)
• Ability to put the nodelets on the left ( to be able to get easily at them when the page is too wide because of code in it)
• A separate page for the chatterbox. Maybe you could make it have an auto-reload thing so that it gets continuously updated. I wouldn't vote for a Java-based thing, though. Simple HTML is probably enough.
• A page where you can see a configurable number of writeups (from all users) sorted by reputation.
• Wider and taller boxes for typing! I think taller is more important than wider.
• Ability to submit entire files to the code catacombs instead of having to cut-and-paste everything.
• A link in the code catacombs for downloading the file. Similar to the previous point.
• After editing a snippet, there is no way to see it in its new state. You have to go through "snippets" and reselect it, or go back using the browser's history and reload. It would be nice to have a link to your snippet's page in the screen that appears after you edit it.
• A "null vote" button next to the "+" and "-". Sometimes I click on one of them and then change my mind about voting for that piece. Currently, once you click on a voting check box, the only way to avoid voting is to reload the page.
• After you comment on a writeup, it gives you a link to the writeup you replied to, even if that was a reply. I think the link should be to the "top level" writeup on whose thread you commented.
• If a search term looks like a module name (:: in its name) and nothing is found locally, redirect the search to CPAN.
• If a search term starts with "cpan:", redirect the rest of the term to CPAN.
• If a search term starts with "perldoc:", produce the result of running "perldoc" on the rest of the term, on a well-loaded Perl installation. I'm sure you have one of those :-)
• Better "getting started" documentation. Guide to the Monastery and Perl Monk Procedures are good, but you still have to figure out many things on your own, like:
  • The special features of the search box ("perlman:blah", for example).
  • The concept that nodes can be found by their name alone. Not all of us are familiar with The Everything Engine when we first come here.
  • That things on the front page are not necessarily the newest nodes. You have to go look in each section (or check the Newest nodes page) to actually see the latest things people have entered.

This is it for now. As I think of more things, I'll post them here.

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