Extend unicodedata with a name/pattern/regex search for character entity references?
alister
alister.ware at ntlworld.com
Mon Sep 5 04:59:49 EDT 2016
On Mon, 05 Sep 2016 08:15:42 +0200, Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn wrote:
>
>> So Veek should be able to appease P.E. by calling himself 'Veek "David
>> Smith" M'.
>
> That would not help. “Veek” might be (the transcription of) a given
> name or a family name, but “Veek M” is not a real name. [Real name
> filter rules need to be adapted, though, because “O” is the
> transcription of an East Asian family name.]
>
How can you possible know that Veek M is not a reall name?
what rules for real names have you found that is 100% reliable
I suggest you read the following.
https://www.kalzumeus.com/2010/06/17/falsehoods-programmers-believe-about-
names/
provided people always* refer to themselves the same way then they can be
identified, continually changing name to hide ones identity is another
issue & there are not many legitimate reasons to do so
*personally I don't even care about that.
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