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I think "should" is a bit strong here. There are always tradeoffs. Having support for very long names can cause other problems, like the opportunity for abuse,
by zeroonetwothree 4y ago
I think "should" is a bit strong here. There are always tradeoffs. Having support for very long names can cause other problems, like the opportunity for abuse, making it hard to format UIs, making human inspection of data much harder, or even limiting algorithmic efficiency.
For example, US Passports have a relatively small limit for name length (I think it's around 20 characters each for first/middle/last).
- jiggawatts 4y ago“Who you are is inconvenient for me.”
- GMoromisato 4y agoConversely, "The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few, or the one."
- PKop 4y agoYes? Why is someone's existence or circumstance de facto an obligation for someone else? No one lives their life completely accommodating every random stranger's needs.
- hugh-avherald 4y agoMy first name is defined to be the concatenation of all other forenames in the United States.