"I knew I had found something special that night. I had found a community that was unlike any other I had experienced then, and I have yet to see its equal. People who were truly passionate about the language and the community supporting it".

++marto

I wish I had said that!

I think you have summed up the spirit of of PerlMonks exactly my only proviso would be that you need to have experienced some of the other forums / online communities before you come to truly realise what a very special place the Monastery is.