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And don't forget people with just a single name. Filling in computer forms that require two names is the bane of my existence.
by YesJustWolf 3y ago
And don't forget people with just a single name. Filling in computer forms that require two names is the bane of my existence.
- qingcharles 3y agoHow do you fly? I had a friend with a single letter first name and the booking forms would never accept it, so he would add another couple of letters, but then at the airport he would be fucked because his ticket never matched his ID. And how did you come by such a name?
- registeredcorn 3y agoI would be interested to hear, how do you feel about simply entering "None" or something to that effect? I realize it may not be the literal correct version of your name, but do you feel like that is a reasonable compromise? I work with a system that makes exceptions for the circumstance you're talking about, but do wonder what you do in other platforms. I would also mention that I feel your pain to a degree. My wife has an extremely uncommon female name, but the spelling is very close to a common male name. Many times she has run into people "fixing" her name for her without saying anything only for it to cause issues months later, or people calling her by the name they assumed she meant to type. It's incredibly aggravating to deal with. Lots of missed emails. Lots of phone calls of helpful people informing her of the "error". At times, I wish the entire naming system were replaced with something that had no room for error or miscommunication. Everyone is called Larry or something.