my $user_name = $q->param('user_name');
my $gender = $q->param('gender');
my $real_name = $q->param('real_name');

##</code><code>##

=deadcode
# production version
my $user_name = $q->param('user_name');
my $gender = $q->param('gender');
my $real_name = $q->param('real_name');
=cut

# test version
my $user_name = "Mary";
my $gender = "Queen";
my $real_name = "She Who Must Be Obeyed";