Barring security issues:
Well, you can do it that way ... or you could set up a "widget" called signed_up.tmpl: 
<b>Signed up:<b>
<table><tr><td><tmpl_var data><\/td><\/tr>
<\/table>

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Include that in the main page: 
<tmpl_include signed_up.tmpl>

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And just make sure that the HTML::Template object responsible for populating the main page handles that <tmpl_var data> tag. I discuss this technique more at 3Re: HTML::Template - complex sites. Feel free to play with the code i have posted there.

Now then, as for security ... if you don't want to allow your users to submit HTML, the easiest hack you can do is: 

my $data = '<html>evil tags!!</html>';
$data =~ s/</&lt;/g;

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This will convert all < characters to &lt; which will effectively keep the tag from rendering.

jeffa

L-LL-L--L-LL-L--L-LL-L--
-R--R-RR-R--R-RR-R--R-RR
B--B--B--B--B--B--B--B--
H---H---H---H---H---H---
(the triplet paradiddle with high-hat)

In reply to 3Re: Back to acceptable untainted characters by jeffa
in thread Back to acceptable untainted characters by bradcathey

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