Larry was always going to be the language designer. He got that title at the first Perl 6 meeting. However, the community part came in during the long RFC period. No matter how you slice it, someone has to make the decision. I'll take Larry's decisions about the language over any committee's. I don't see that this created more work for him compared to Perl 5 since he doesn't have to implement it this time. :)

There is already a community of module reviewers: CPAN Ratings, CPAN Forum, and the new AnnoCPAN (a TPF grant funded project). While it might be nice to have such a thing at Perlmonks, the great thing about the Perl community is that everything doesn't live under one roof. If you want something done, you can just do it. You don't have to ask for permission or wait for a cabal to implement it. If you want the Hitchhiker's Guide to CPAN, get typing. It sounds like the subject of a good Meditation. :)

Update: I forgot about CPAN Forum. I intended no slight. ;)