Type A - 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 EQ 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.

• Likes: Theoretical novelties
• Dislikes: Inferior thinking
• Fears: Being overrun by yapping idiots

Type B - 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.

• Likes: Perl Poetry and Meta discussions
• Dislikes: Unfair criticism and knee jerk reactions
• Fears: Being perceived as shallow or thoughtless.

Type C - 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.

• Likes: Moral debate
• Dislikes: Excessive pragmatism and dismissive characterisations
• Fears: The abuse of power

Type D - A stickler for detail, the type of monk that Brookes would have deemed a language lawyer, 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.

• Likes: POD
• Dislikes: The sentence "Perl extension for blah blah blah"
• Fears: Being factually incorrect

Type E - 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.

• Likes: To watch
• Dislikes: Being watched
• Fears: Loss of anonymity

Type F - 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.

• Likes: Upvotes
• Dislikes: Anonymous downvotes
• Fears: Publicly losing an argument

Type G - 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.

• Likes: Details
• Dislikes: Marketing and glossy promotional material
• Fears: Hard disk failures and corrupt backups