[mpol]

Using a nonce before checking the form would have prevented much of the problems described. Or stated differently, it would suddenly require lots of manual labour.

[jimjambw]

I’m from a technical background and so I understand this but being a Brit sentences like this are always funny to me

[astura]

For those who didn't understand this comment (like me)

Nonce is also British slang for alleged or convicted sex offenders, especially ones involving children.

[MarkusQ]

That's why you should call them pervs (per-instance values).

[darknavi]

Why not pedos (pedantic objects)?

[4ndrewl]

Makes some discussions with non-technical stakeholders interesting.

[mijoharas]

I always just call them "n-once" and I read it that way too (which I think is what it comes from right? Number you use once?).

At least that way it stops me from making childish jokes.

[projektfu]

> put nonces on form > all spam, normal traffic gone > received e-mail complaint from sex offender registry because i am downloading too many images

[brewtide]

I was this close to putting it on a car license plate unaware of the British use.

I've never been happier to just, check, before clicking a submit button.

[theglenn88_]

Not On Normal Courtyard Exercise

[stuartjohnson12]

Basically A Creative Kind of Reverse Origin Naming You Make