On Sat, Nov 30, 2002 at 11:42:43AM -0500, Kurt D. Starsinic wrote: > On Nov 30, brian d foy wrote: > > In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Chocolate Boy > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > >In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Chocolate Boy > > > ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > >> I've noticed that most requests for CPAN accounts are granted > > > >within a few > > > >> days. > > > >> I posted the message below two weeks ago and haven't yet > > > >received a reply. > > > > > >> Name: chocolateboy > > > > > >perhaps it slipped because you forgot to give us your real name. > > > > > Sorry, I didn't notice this stipulation anywhere in the CPAN documentation. > > > > > And being a fan of the work of Abigail and Alligator Descartes, it never > > > occurred to > > > me that it was a legal requirement in Perl Country. I'm curious as to why you > > > think you need it. > > > > it's not a legal requirement, but i know who Abigail and Alligator > > are. I do not know who you are. > > > > if you would like me to create a PAUSE ID for you, please send your > > real name and i will add it. > > I already created an account yesterday. I'm not fond of accounts > without real names, but we went through this several months ago, and > general consensus was that we're not identity police.
Agreed. But perhaps the name field should contain something specific (and not of the users choosing) in this case, like "UNKNOWN". Tim.
