sitefaqlet SiteDocClan  <h1>Level 1: Initiate</h1> When you [id://101|register] on [id://131|PerlMonks], you begin as an initiate. This is the first of [id://509805|many levels] you can achieve as a community member. Just for registering, you get several perks right away. Here are some of the things any registered monk can do: <ul> <li> You get your own personal [id://17639|"home node"], where you can post information about yourself. Any time your name is displayed by the site (for example, in the chatterbox), it is linked to your home node. <li> You can customize PerlMonks to suit your preferences via your [id://786919|user settings]. <li> You can post nodes in your own name instead of as [id://500334|Anonymous Monk]. <li> You can gain (and lose!) [id://5938|experience points (XP)] by people voting on your nodes, and via other means. (And since you're new and we're kind to new Monks, you have a chance of earning XP each day just for logging in.) But since you took the trouble to register, we'll guess you have a question. So go ahead and ask it ... after reading [id://174051] and [id://674668]. (We are NOT always gentle with those who fail to read and heed the Monastery's standards.) <li> You can move up (and down!) [id://509805|levels (with their attendant perqs)] by gaining/losing XP. <li> You can use the [id://236794|Chatterbox] to chat with other users and ask basic questions. </ul> There are many more things you can't do if you're not registered and logged in. A fairly comprehensive summary of these can be found in [Restrictions of the Anonymous Monk]. See also: the [id://5938] <hr/>Back to the [PerlMonks FAQ]