Strange question on logging out

[Brian-E]

Hi, can anyone tell me what the significance is of this question:

"Are you sure you want to delete a random account and then log out?"

I get this cautionary question - with the options to accept or cancel - when I click on "Log Out". Naturally I don't want to delete a random account - and I hope I'm not authorized to do so in any case - but so far I haven't dared to choose "accept" so I have to let my login status time-out which I don't consider ideal.

Can anyone shed any light? Thankyou in advance!

Edit: I use Mozilla Firefox on a Linux platform in case that is relevant

[Mini-Geek]

It's just the forum's gerbils *cough*xyzzy*cough* (one gerbil died, so technically it's gerbil now) having some fun. It doesn't delete a random account.

[retina]

Originally Posted by Mini-Geek

It doesn't delete a random account.

That is correct, it doesn't delete a random account, the deletion algorithm is only pseudo-random.

[Brian-E]

Originally Posted by Mini-Geek

It's just the forum's gerbils *cough*xyzzy*cough* (one gerbil died, so technically it's gerbil now) having some fun.

Oh I see

Might I suggest that guinea pigs might do the job better than gerbils? They have fun too, but at least they're quite predictable.