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"Your name is invalid": when you think about it, it sounds pretty insulting. Not counting the fact that it blames you to have a name which doesn't fit their system.

Arseni Mourzenko
– Arseni Mourzenko

2016-09-08 13:03:04 +00:00
Commented Sep 8, 2016 at 13:03
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"Sorry your name can't be stored on our system" - An example of something less insulting, though I still see the point you are making. @MainMa "They won't necessarily fit into the guidelines." - Surely there are some definable boundaries especially if the reason you are filling out the form requires a name in a specific format e.g. to print on a driving licence. The name has to physically fit on the card. However I agree my best bet is probably to just have a warning and try and deal with errors from external APIs separately.

Suipaste
– Suipaste

2016-09-08 13:32:00 +00:00
Commented Sep 8, 2016 at 13:32

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