3 ms·
Prince, famously, didn't have what we'd recognise as a name for years. All the "Unknown Soldier"s don't have names. "John/Jane Doe" doesn't technically have a n
by zimpenfish 7y ago
Prince, famously, didn't have what we'd recognise as a name for years. All the "Unknown Soldier"s don't have names. "John/Jane Doe" doesn't technically have a name.
- goto11 7y agoThese examples seem somewhat contrived, but of course it comes down to the use case of the database. I'm sure Prince remained registered under his legal name on contracts, checks etc, even if he used the symbol in marketing. But a database over bodies in a morgue obviously need to be able to support unidentified bodies.
- MaxBarraclough 7y agoInteresting, I think you're right. According to Wikipedia, he only changed his stage name, not his legal name. The BBC didn't seem to make the distinction. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_(musician) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_(musician) , https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-36107590 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-36107590