[thechat] Neurothon II
Luther, Ron
Ron.Luther at hp.com
Thu Mar 30 13:41:52 CST 2006
Joel noted some things about forms and middle initials,
>the form only has one space for middle name.
>stupid inflexible government forms
Hi Joel,
Well, *some* folks have been known to use fictitious middle initials to
trace spam routes. If the only place you have ever used 'Joel Q.' is
to get an LL Bean catalog and a few weeks later you start getting
unsolicited mail for 'Joel Q.' you pretty much know they sold their
list.
Other folks have been known to test 'secret word' prompts for 'bad word'
screens ... your mother's maiden name is WHAT??? [Trust me - it gets
to be great fun when you have to validate the information on the phone
with a live service rep! "No. That really is the name. We're, uh,
'Vulgarian'."]
So far I've only run into one person who has used numerics. I worked
with a fella who had the same name as both his father and his
grandfather,
and yet, he was quite embarrased when folks pronounced his name followed
by that imperious "The Third!" However, the family was closely knit and
he did not want to dishonor his heritage. Eventually he hit upon a plan
where he started spelling his last name with a '3' smack dab in the
middle of it. He claimed the '3' was silent, but if you listened very
very closely ....
RonL.
Who will probably start abusing forms by using special characters in
lieu
of a middle name. <conspiratorially /> Culling the weak forms from the
herd ya know.
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