I'll second this. Being a monk, of the Perlish or any other persuasion, is about following a path. It's not what you say, it's not even what you currently know, it's what you're honestly striving towards. XP and Best Nodes are nice positive rewards, but they shouldn't be the point.

Not that postings etc. are irrelevant. But it's hard to contribute much, at least for me, for two reasons:

1. When I read someone's question that I can answer, there's usually 5 other people who've posted replies, some of which are better answers than whatever I had in mind.
2. Whenever I get stumped to the point where I begin to compose a SOPW, I stop, think, search, think some more, and wind up figuring it out myself. Sometimes, just the act of organizing my thoughts for someone else to read makes the solution appear.

So I keep reading and learning, and contribute when I can.

-- Frag.