Re: New levels and new habits

...our beloved/behated XP game...

I like that ... 'behated" :)

It doesn't feel like I'm posting any more or less, but I hadn't been around for very long at Perlmonks when the change occurred, so I think I was still "learning the ropes."

From what I can tell, though, it's been mostly a change for the good. It's fun to have more levels to aspire to (some of which I'm sure will be impossible for me at least, which is as it should be). And it's been fun trying to catch my friend McDarren, ever since he passed me to get onto [id://Saints in our Book|the List] in the first place. :-O

But it's also fun to look up to the numerous monks (ikegami and GrandFather, to name just a few) whose knowledge, experience and erudite posts will always be an inspiration to me.

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Re^2: New levels and new habits by McDarren (Abbot) on Aug 11, 2006 at 23:57 UTC
What a wonderful community Perlmonks is :) I remember the change well. Just like you, I hadn't been around long and was just starting to feel my way. I remember looking at the XP levels soon after I joined and noticing that when you reached a certain level (around about 600XP, I think), you could do stuff like approve and moderate. That looked pretty cool, so that became my first goal. Those first 600XP seemed to take forever - but finally, I made it. Woop!. So the first thing I did was enable my approval nodelet, and I was ready to go! Next morning, I logged in and my approval nodelet had disappeared!! #%*!!$# Petruchio and his stinking level playing field (just kidding ;) Talk about bad timing... sheesh! But it's all good. Tomorrow I will have been a part of Perlmonks for exactly one year. I've gotten so much from this community in the past year. Help, advice, encouragement and friendship. I feel like I need to stick around for another 20 years now, just to try and give some of that back. And you, my friend - please keep those obfuscations coming - your wizardry is definitely one of the highlights of Perlmonks!	[reply]

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Re^2: New levels and new habits
by McDarren (Abbot) on Aug 11, 2006 at 23:57 UTC

I remember the change well. Just like you, I hadn't been around long and was just starting to feel my way. I remember looking at the XP levels soon after I joined and noticing that when you reached a certain level (around about 600XP, I think), you could do stuff like approve and moderate. That looked pretty cool, so that became my first goal. Those first 600XP seemed to take forever - but finally, I made it. Woop!.

So the first thing I did was enable my approval nodelet, and I was ready to go!

Next morning, I logged in and my approval nodelet had disappeared!! #%*!!$# Petruchio and his stinking level playing field (just kidding ;)

Talk about bad timing... sheesh!

But it's all good. Tomorrow I will have been a part of Perlmonks for exactly one year. I've gotten so much from this community in the past year. Help, advice, encouragement and friendship. I feel like I need to stick around for another 20 years now, just to try and give some of that back.

And you, my friend - please keep those obfuscations coming - your wizardry is definitely one of the highlights of Perlmonks!

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