Re: Re: Can a Pontiff become an initiate in one night?

[Mr. Muskrat]

As a saint who recently reached 10,000 XP and made a statement in the CB similar to your "quote", I feel that I should make a comment.

PerlMonks is not a game. It's nothing like a MUD or an RPG. I come to PerlMonks when I want a break from games. I come to PerlMonks to sharpen my skills and help others to do the same. PerlMonks can take up a significant amount of time and be highly entertaining if you let it.

Once I made Saint, the realization of what this means started to sink in. What does it mean to be a Saint? It means that Anonymous Monks and Initiates will look up to me as a leader in this community whether I deserve that respect or not. If I choose to come back, I have to be prepared to answer questions about how things work here (and maybe an occasional Perl question too ;-).

So why do I keep coming back to PerlMonks if I can't advance any more and more "work" is expected of me? There are so many reasons. I really like the people for one. There are always questions that I can answer and even more that I cannot. That I really like helping people when I can.

Even though PerlMonks is not a game, it does have "experience points". There are XP-related games that I play with myself (and sometimes others). I don't consider myself an XP whore though. I don't go out of my way to gain XP. Sometimes playing XP games, like XP poker, help to relieve stress or liven up an otherwise dull day.

Just my humble opinion on the matter.