Interesting and true (if sweary) rant on G+'s naming policy

http://stilgherrian.com/only-one-name/right-google-you-stupid-cunts-this-is-simply-not-on/

by steerpike • 15 years ago

10 3 15 years ago

badwetter• 15 years ago

Stupid and whiny article.

sixtofour• 15 years ago

You may object to the tone and language, but I think he has a legitimate complaint. It's his real name he's attempting to use, and Google is saying that doesn't pass their standards. How arrogant. If someone told me I have to use a name other than my real one I'd probably tell them to fuck off.

As Google aspires to be a global social network, the polite thing to do is at least allow people to use their real names. His name is not so strange, it's just a one-word name. It doesn't even use "strange" characters, if you want to be seven bittish about it.

"Stilgherrian"

$ man ascii

Yup, they're all there.

It's mind-bogglingly thick of Google to be a stick in the mud about this, never mind the related pseudonym issue.

anonymous• 15 years ago

Strangely I have put my nickname as first name and . for last name and haven't had any trouble. Do google perhaps validate names using an english-specific validator that doesn't run when your location isn't an english-speaking country?

Interesting and true (if sweary) rant on G+'s naming policy

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