That's actually a good point. You should definitely make sure that you've talked to anyone you're going to list ahead of time. I've done a couple dozen securit

That's actually a good point. You should definitely make sure that you've talked to anyone you're going to list ahead of time. I've done a couple dozen security clearance interviews for co-workers or past co-workers (which is basically a hiring interview on steroids), and the rule of thumb there is absolutely that you want to give as boring an answer as possible. When I read this series of comments, for some reason I thought of the series finale of Seinfeld (the courtroom), which brought to mind that it might be useful to evaluate if in your career you've left a bunch of people who you wouldn't want a prospective employer to contact.