I feel that thank you's should be a personal thing, not a community thing, unless there is a reason for a public thank you (such as the wealth of help and understanding from those such as Tye, merlyn, etc. - Thank You!).

It seems a simple thing to send a personal reply in the Chat box that will appear for the individual when they sign in.

This is a great resource for learning Perl, and personal thank you's do add noise to an already vast resource.