Do we like them?

Would we support them? Type any of these:

A famous person, like Martha Stewart
A character from a film, show, book or game, like Ellen Ripley
A company, like Netgear
A film or TV show, to see who's in it and who made it, like Firefly

You get the goss with a verdict, a score out of 10, and the sources to check us.

Do we like Pac-Man?

A character from Pac-Man (1980)

Our score: 8 out of 10. Yes. He's cheerful and persistent, and he's never hurt anyone who wasn't chasing him. We'd follow him through any maze, though he's not much of a talker.

Pac-Man debuted in Namco's 1980 arcade game, created by designer Toru Iwatani and his small team. He was called Puck-Man in Japan, and the name changed for the US release. The popular story says the shape came from a pizza with a slice missing, though Iwatani has said that is only partly true.

In the game he runs around a maze eating dots while four coloured ghosts chase him. Grabbing a power pellet lets him turn the tables for a short time. He has no weapons and no grudges, and he just wants to clear the board.

We score him 8 out of 10. He is harmless, brave in the face of constant pursuit, and charming enough to have become one of gaming's best-known icons. He loses a point or two because he never does anything heroic beyond staying alive and snacking.

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One name per line (or split with commas), up to 100 at a time. They're checked a few at a time in the background and land on the scoreboard as they finish. Names already on the board are skipped.

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Everyone checked so far, by score, 10 at the top. Typing a name up top filters the board too. Tap a score to see who's there, and a name for the whole card.

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Our take, from what the sources we read say on the day we checked. It can miss things; tap a source to read it.