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>- Not having a field, if you don't need it. - Having a single Unicode variable width field for "how would you like us to call you" (so not necessarily a full o
by naravara 8y ago
>- Not having a field, if you don't need it. - Having a single Unicode variable width field for "how would you like us to call you" (so not necessarily a full or formal name), with a maximum length of at least 1K characters. - Having two such fields for "given name" and "full name", with the understanding that neither may match the legal name because of practical limitations. Which field you use depends on the formality required by the specific use.
I look forward to being in line to check into a hotel room while the clerk tries to puzzle out how to lookup the reservation for a guy whose name is just a string of emoji.