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You make a good point. But you also seem to be confusing design with marketing - they are not one and the same thing. I know they are related, but just because someone has an eye for visual design does not mean they automatically make a good candidate for marketing perl. That said, it is also clear that many of the key perl-related websites look shockingly amateur-ish (look at the state of this place!) and would benefit from some quality design input.