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I have a one letter first name and Air New Zealand refused to book me with only one letter in my name and then equally refused to change it when it caused probl

I have a one letter first name and Air New Zealand refused to book me with only one letter in my name and then equally refused to change it when it caused problems later matching my frequent flier mile account on another airline without charging the ridiculous name change fee, which the airline agent at the desk said the computer system would not allow her to waive.

randomidiot123 7y ago
Change your name. Everyone deserves a real name. Life is too short to have a one letter "name". The amount of time wasted dealing with this kind of shit...
- dylan604 7y ago
  But how much time would then be wasted writing/typing out all of those extra letters in their name? Then, dealing with updating every account they have. Your sarcastic response wsan't even well thought out. Developer's time is expensive to waste in a gov't office to address a bug left from their parents.
  - randomidiot123 7y ago
    I was not being sarcastic whatsoever. I know two people who have changed their name because they didn't like the name they were born with. My suggestion is 100% dead serious.
    - Piskvorrr 7y ago
      Mind you, your chosen nick is appropriate: it's some random system which dislikes the name, not the bearer. "Everyone change your name to an ASCII-representable one so that the devs [i.e. me] have an easier job" is truly shortsighted.
      - randomidiot123 7y ago
        The dude has a one letter name. This has consequences beyond your short sighted focus on computer systems. It's socially awkward to have a one letter name.
- djcapelis 7y ago
  Well. You picked an appropriate username at least.
  - randomidiot123 7y ago
    Your name is one letter. If that was me I would change it instantly.
- teddyh 7y ago
  “People whose names break my system are weird outliers. They should have had solid, acceptable names, like 田中太郎.” — #39, Falsehoods Programmers Believe About Names https://www.kalzumeus.com/2010/06/17/falsehoods-programmers-believe-about-names/ https://www.kalzumeus.com/2010/06/17/falsehoods-programmers-...
  - randomidiot123 7y ago
    I'm not talking about computer systems. It is trivial to write code to handle an arbitrary UTF-8 string. I mean for his own sake, it's probably best to have a real name.
    - AndrewDucker 7y ago
      He has a real name. You continuing to assert that his name is in some way not real is incredibly rude.
      - randomidiot123 7y ago
        Bunch of oversensitive pussies. A single character is not a name. It's a practical joke from stupid parents.
- tastroder 7y ago
  Do you even realize how rude and offensive this suggestion sounds? For most people their name is quite a large part of their identity, it's not on you (or developers of the protocols in question for that matter) to decide what does or does not constitute a "real name". The mere fact that you're reading about these cases here should be good enough of an indication that they're indeed not seeing it as a waste of time.
  - randomidiot123 7y ago
    If he is offended then that is entirely his problem and not mine. I couldn't care less. I'm only suggesting that he consider changing it. That could actually help him.
- ropable 7y ago
  Username checks out

randomidiot123 7y ago

Change your name. Everyone deserves a real name. Life is too short to have a one letter "name". The amount of time wasted dealing with this kind of shit...

dylan604 7y ago
But how much time would then be wasted writing/typing out all of those extra letters in their name? Then, dealing with updating every account they have. Your sarcastic response wsan't even well thought out. Developer's time is expensive to waste in a gov't office to address a bug left from their parents.
- randomidiot123 7y ago
  I was not being sarcastic whatsoever. I know two people who have changed their name because they didn't like the name they were born with. My suggestion is 100% dead serious.
  - Piskvorrr 7y ago
    Mind you, your chosen nick is appropriate: it's some random system which dislikes the name, not the bearer. "Everyone change your name to an ASCII-representable one so that the devs [i.e. me] have an easier job" is truly shortsighted.
    - randomidiot123 7y ago
      The dude has a one letter name. This has consequences beyond your short sighted focus on computer systems. It's socially awkward to have a one letter name.
djcapelis 7y ago
Well. You picked an appropriate username at least.
- randomidiot123 7y ago
  Your name is one letter. If that was me I would change it instantly.
teddyh 7y ago
“People whose names break my system are weird outliers. They should have had solid, acceptable names, like 田中太郎.” — #39, Falsehoods Programmers Believe About Names https://www.kalzumeus.com/2010/06/17/falsehoods-programmers-believe-about-names/ https://www.kalzumeus.com/2010/06/17/falsehoods-programmers-...
- randomidiot123 7y ago
  I'm not talking about computer systems. It is trivial to write code to handle an arbitrary UTF-8 string. I mean for his own sake, it's probably best to have a real name.
  - AndrewDucker 7y ago
    He has a real name. You continuing to assert that his name is in some way not real is incredibly rude.
    - randomidiot123 7y ago
      Bunch of oversensitive pussies. A single character is not a name. It's a practical joke from stupid parents.
tastroder 7y ago
Do you even realize how rude and offensive this suggestion sounds? For most people their name is quite a large part of their identity, it's not on you (or developers of the protocols in question for that matter) to decide what does or does not constitute a "real name". The mere fact that you're reading about these cases here should be good enough of an indication that they're indeed not seeing it as a waste of time.
- randomidiot123 7y ago
  If he is offended then that is entirely his problem and not mine. I couldn't care less. I'm only suggesting that he consider changing it. That could actually help him.
ropable 7y ago
Username checks out