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A comment on Ask HN: Full name vs. first/middle/last name?.

Re:Ask HN: Full name vs. first/middle/last name? by thiht on Saturday October 19, 2024 @09:14AM (#41887580)
> someone put in their full name (not their real name btw) as "S. Ryan Jackson" and when they send out emails it reads as "S. wants to collaborate with you"

That’s on you, if you’re asking for the full name, use the full name, don’t try to parse it

There’s nothing wrong with "S. Ryan Jackson wants to collaborate with you"

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Re:Ask HN: Full name vs. first/middle/last name? by moomoo11 on Saturday October 19, 2024 @05:46PM (#41891005)
It was a popular task management software that we were using. I'm sure you might have used it as well. It only has option for Full Name, and doesn't ask for preferred name or whatever. Billion dollar company btw.

It was really annoying how it would just send S. has invited you or sent updates on stuff with S. updated. It was useless lol

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