perlmeditation
EdwardG
<p>What follows is an attempt at defining categories into which the various personalities of PerlMonks can be placed. This is not a serious work, and no offense is intended.</p><p>Any resemblance to monks active or inactive is purely coincidental. If you see yourself reflected here it is because of your own schema. Seek help if you need it.</p>
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<strong>Type A</strong> - With a temper matched only by their talent and lack of patience, the type A monk inspires almost universal awe. If all monks had type A personalities, the average PM IQ would be somewhere around 160, but the average <a href="http://www.eiconsortium.org/research/what_is_emotional_intelligence.htm">EQ</a> would be down around 70. The Perl Monk population would also be much smaller. The type A monk is a firm believer in the DIY school of problem solving, and cannot understand why these idiots keep asking the same damn thing over and over, like stupid, annoying, yapping dogs.
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<li>Likes: Theoretical novelties</li>
<li>Dislikes: Inferior thinking</li>
<li>Fears: Being overrun by yapping idiots</li>
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<strong>Type B</strong> - With a naturally introspective, almost poignant style, a type B monk posts only infrequently, but when a type B monk does finally finish a node to their own high standard, it is usually great, very well received, and often makes node of the week if not node of the month.
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<li>Likes: Perl Poetry and Meta discussions</li>
<li>Dislikes: Unfair criticism and knee jerk reactions</li>
<li>Fears: Being perceived as shallow or thoughtless.</li>
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<strong>Type C</strong> - Tuned in to all things political, a type C monk is ever vigilant for what they perceive as the infringement of the innate rights of monks. With a willingness to discuss the issues well past the tolerance of most other monks, they occasionally risk being vilified as irrelevant, fanatical, and pedantic, despite their idealistic intentions.
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<li>Likes: Moral debate</li>
<li>Dislikes: Excessive pragmatism and dismissive characterisations</li>
<li>Fears: The abuse of power</li>
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<strong>Type D</strong> - A stickler for detail, the type of monk that Brookes would have deemed a <em>language lawyer</em>, you can trust the type D monk to spot tiny inaccuracies where ever they might be found. Fortunately, the type D monk often has a well developed and wry sense of humour that they use to soften their otherwise acerbic commentary. Type D monks often choose a handle that reflects their obsessive interest in obscure detail.
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<li>Likes: POD</li>
<li>Dislikes: The sentence "Perl extension for blah blah blah"</li>
<li>Fears: Being factually incorrect</li>
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<strong>Type E</strong> - With almost no documentary evidence, the existence of type E monks is the subject of some debate, with some even denying their existence altogether. There is speculation that type E monks are in fact eminent monks masquerading as infrequent visitors or Anonymonks in order to express views without being constrained by social or political considerations. Type E monks almost never reply to nodes, preferring to post original material rather than feed off the work of others. The personality of the type E monk appears to fit the reclusive genius stereotype.
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<li>Likes: To watch</li>
<li>Dislikes: Being watched</li>
<li>Fears: Loss of anonymity</li>
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<strong>Type F</strong> - The most volatile of all monk types, prone to fits of self indulgence mixed with brilliance and creativity, the type F monk tends to make enemies more readily than other types, while at the same time garnering a few rabid and zealous supporters. The type F monk is well accustomed to heated argument, and is adept at drawing out the embarrassing mistakes of others.</p>
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<li>Likes: Upvotes</li>
<li>Dislikes: Anonymous downvotes</li>
<li>Fears: Publicly losing an argument</li>
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<p><strong>Type G</strong> - A natural born compiler of encyclopaedic references and lists, blessed with technical insight, and with a predisposition toward learning and education, the type G monk gains respect through their prodigious output of high quality reference material. Many initiates attempt to emulate the style of the type G monk, but very few appear to be able to sustain the effort for long enough to produce anything of comparable quality. </p>
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<li>Likes: Details</li>
<li>Dislikes: Marketing and glossy promotional material</li>
<li>Fears: Hard disk failures and corrupt backups </li>
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