I expressed this concern last week in Re: When building web apps, I:, and your poll does bring something more to think about on why Perl is being negleted on behalf of other languages. I've came across situations where I wanted hosting for a web app and having my request denied because Perl is too powerful/dangerous to make it available for customers.

Your poll clearly shows the subjects that need the attention of the community. Web is the hype, and other languages are being carried on the lap by it. I've read on many nodes that one must choose the right tool for the job, it just happens that, on this matter, our dearest tools aren't on the word of mouth

I totally agree with Jenda that Perl is urging a Marketing strategy.