- what it contains
- who we are
- how we fit into the Perl community
So, I updated it, and here are my specific additions:
Generally, the section of the site with the most traffic is Seekers of Perl Wisdom, where users of all experience levels ask Perl-related questions. Some questions are from beginners trying to understand the basics of the language, while others are from seasoned veterans looking for methods to improve upon algorithms or to optimize performance. Those who provide answers are also of varying experience levels.Much of the site's content consists of specific code examples. Some of these examples are for Perl's core features, as documented on the official Perl documentation website (http://perldoc.perl.org). Other examples are for the Comprehensive Perl Archive Network (CPAN), which is a repository for Perl libraries (known as modules) that are not part of the core Perl distribution.
Notable members include the creator of the Perl language, the authors of several well-known Perl books and the authors of numerous CPAN modules. CPAN authors frequently promote and provide support for their modules at PerlMonks.
Regarding who we are, I know there are other monks who contribute to Perl in significant ways, such as developing the internals and working on Perl6. How would you describe yourselves?
If you get a chance, read through the whole (short) article, and think of some simple ways to improve it. Since I plan to re-word some of of what I added, I could incorporate others' changes. Or, I encourage you to make the changes yourself. It's already there; it might as well be an accurate reflection of who we are.