[wp-hackers] Can't exclude two authors in WP

[Robert Lusby]

Trying to run a WP_query and exclude "two" authors, but grab everything 
else. Simply doesn't work.

Found this trac ticket, but no progress in months - anyone know any further?

http://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/16854

Is there a "simple" non-SQL based workaround?

Thanks,
Gavin