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++[dws],<br>
<i>Funny</i>, for the first time I was compelled to look up the word
<a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=community" target="_TOP_">
community</a> in a dictionary. Why funny? Well, I spent my informative
years growing up in a <a href="http://www.findhorn.org"
target="_TOP_">New Age Commune</a> and had never before felt drawn to
really study or define what a community is.
<p>
Entry "<code>3(b): Sharing, participation, and fellowship</code>" from
the community link above I thought rather well defined my idea of not
only the place I grew up in but the community I have come to admire and
respect here at Perlmonks.
<p>
As [dws] asks "<i>What's special about this place</i>"?;
<br>My thoughts are:
<ol type="i" start="1">
<li> ~ Respect & fellowship.<br>Too often I have seen other 'sites'
degrade into a mosh pit of racial intolerance and hatefest of right-wing
fanatics driveling their propaganda to squash any new ideas or opinions.
Not so here. I respect that. <li> ~ Stickiness.<br>Apart from the obvious
chatterbox and XP systems I have found that the quality of posts found
around the monastery to be 'the main' reason for me coming back. If I
had a quid<sup>1</sup> for every time I've caught myself saying "blimey - I didn't
know you could do that..." I'd have amassed enough for a... kebab... or
something... ;) Seriously though, there are some truly amazing Perl and
non Perl related posts to be found here - congratulations to all who
have submitted and contributed. <li> ~ use strict; use warnings;<br>Education, alright I
admit it, before coming here I *never* <code>use</code>d <code>strict</code> (/me ducks) I used
that as an example to show that learning from others has been a great
boon to me and my coding. I am now, by far, a better coder than I was
before finding and joining this place. <li> ~ Moderation and
consideration.<br>Not only at the technical level of manipulating nodes,
but also at the human level of maintaining a congenial atmosphere. PM
has almost made me regain my faith in human nature ;)
</ol>
<b>Thank you all</b> for making Perlmonks the wonderful oasis that it is
in the madness otherwise know as the InterWeb.
<p>
<b>Update</B>: <sup>1</sup> <code>$currency =~ s/quid/buck/i if $monks_country ne 'UK';</code>
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