I can see lots of uses of having a login name. To name a few:

• It makes socializing with other monks much easier
• It allows you to tailor your answers to other monk's background, where applicable
• It allows usage of the CB
• It allows participation in the voting/XP system
• It allows you to put a face to your statements
• It allows participation in certain groups (like Janitors, pmdev etc.)
• It allows customization of settings, layout, nodelets etc.
• It enables taking up responsibility via the consideration system
• It makes it possible to follow threads of opinions through threads of nodes. It's not so easy to discuss with three different anonymous monks with different opinions in the same thread

For you, maybe. For me, not so. I don't socialize here (or on any Perlmonks related social event (picture, lunch with big Perl name, BOF) on YAPCs), I very seldom use the CB (and if I do, it's to answer a question), I seldomly vote (and if I vote, it's usually negative, so people don't really mind if I don't vote), I don't understand the face statement, I've no interest in the various groups, I've only a little customization, and I can live without, I haven't even bothered to learn what the entire consideration system is about, and I don't care about unraveling opinions by studying posts grouped by name.

So, while undoubtedly all those things are important to you, I'm just here to answer questions and correct answers.

First, my impression was that this is a thread for the purpose of setting guidelines for Anonymous Monk for those here (and they are more than less) that care about the site, it's quality and how we interact with one another. If you don't care why are you wasting your time and everyone elses? Don't participate in the discussion. You're not obligated to reply to every post.

You seem to have disdain for the site and care little if it were here or not tomorrow. That's fine, there are plenty of sites where you can prove how smart you are. But then I look at your "anonymous" user page and see that you've posted nearly 3,000 times in the past 2.5 years. You're here nearly every single day. So clearly you get some level of fulfilment from Perl Monks even if that gratification is solely an opportunity to be a contrarian. (Which is fine when it has served the purpose of learning.)

Again, I would say to you there are plenty of other places on the internet where you can go debate people for the sake of debating or actively 'correcting' the lesser programmers. However if your goal is to serve others by teaching, which at times you admirably seem to do exceedingly well, then why make it so difficult for yourself and others to enjoy your time here?

Having a login name makes that I get informed if there's a reply to my post.

That's about the only benefit I see from having a login name.

Having a login name lets me use the chatterbox.