i upvoted this node because i feel much the same. i became a monk yesterday. remember, xp doesn't matter. are you a different perl programmer today because you're Level 5 on perlmonks.com? i'm not.

some of my favorite answers and code samples i've put up on this site have zero or very low ratings, and some silly ones have high ratings. but i know what to search for on my homenode if i want that snippet i used to answer some previous question. and i know i learned how to do that here, at perlmonks.

without this site, i would program much more poorly in perl today. this community has given me so much, and i'm proud of what i've given back. nevermind the xp, remember the experience.

you didn't become a monk because of those two posts. you became a monk because it's a natural progression once you're a member of this community for a period of time. every contribution adds to your community experience. think of xp in this way, not as perl experience, but as community experience, in a community where better perl programming is a goal.

as you are, i'm proud to be a member of this community, and thankful to every other member who has helped increase my knowledge of perl programming.

~Particle