Perl Monks is a great web site, there is a huge wealth of information and a fun/friendly environment. As for suggestions: I have several things, many of which have already been mentioned, but I'll repeat for emphises. Some I think are new though:
- The chatterbox ideas previously mentioned are great.
- Being able to view older messages would be good. Sometimes I get distracted and miss a huge part of a conversation. Maybe a scroll bar would be appropriate.
- Being able to put the chatterbox in a separate window with a meta refresh is a great idea. But don't make it the only choice. Remember TIMTOWTDI!
- Some one suggested cleaning up the dark color scheme. I think it would be cool to customize our own color schemes. But I suspect that it would not be easy to implement.
- Add a place for users to post links to other good perl resources.
- I like the 'Stumbit' buttons. Don't change that.