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Name validation forms
Raised as a usability problem by 4 people on Hacker News over 10 years (2013–2022), in 4 threads.
No issue was raised by at least 3 people in 3 threads this year.
No issue was raised by at least 3 people in 3 threads in the last 5 years.
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Name fields reject valid names with special charactersUnreviewed
20132026- Name fields reject people's real names, so they can't enter the name they have2022-11-12
- Name fields reject valid names with special characters, blocking users from entering their real name2021-10-21
- Name forms reject long names, non-ASCII characters, or a missing middle name, forcing workarounds2013-08-01
Unreviewed issues were grouped by machine: Claude Haiku labelled each comment as a usability complaint, named what it's about and summed up the problem in a line, and a small model grouped similar problems. Nobody has checked them by hand. Expect mistakes.
The newest 4 complaints
- Name fields reject people's real names, so they can't enter the name they have2022-11-12
- Name fields reject valid names with special characters, blocking users from entering their real name2021-10-21
- Error calls valid names 'unusual' without defining what is allowed2021-05-31
- Name forms reject long names, non-ASCII characters, or a missing middle name, forcing workarounds2013-08-01