my $q = new CGI;
my $name = $q->param('user_name');
my $gender = $q->param('gender');
my $real_name = $q->param('real_name');
my $city = $q->param('city');
my $country = $q->param('country');
my $email = $q->param('email');
my $confirmemail = $q->param('confirmemail');
my $mm = $q->param('birthmm');
my $dd = $q->param('birthdd');
my $yy = $q->param('birthyy');

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A block of code like this always hits my pet-peeve meter. The coder then goes off and only use the scalars in ways that the $q->param('varname') call would be just fine. What am I missing that makes people write redundant blocks of useless assignments like this?

Is there a good reason that I am just not aware of? I ask because when you see somthing so often you have to question whether it is yourself that is wrong.

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