Have you read Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card? Remember how Ender spoofed the security of the battle station's computer system by creating a user named "Bernard  " (notice the space)?

That seems to have happened at Perl Monks. The latest new user list contains such users as <nobr>"  merlyn"</nobr> and <nobr>"  neshura"</nobr> (notice the spaces before the names).

I assume that merlyn and neshura did not create these accounts, so until this is cleared up, we might double-check the veracity of any questionable posts.

(Just looking to protect people's good names, in case there is malicious intent...)

Russ
Brainbench 'Most Valuable Professional' for Perl

In reply to Forged usernames! by Russ

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