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Re: Are names like Jean Carlos allowed?

by Rachel Shaina (Evil)

8/22/2021, 9:12 PM

in reply to a message by I like old names

Here's the rule as it's written on the submissions help page:

QuoteCompound names
Compound names are two names that are combined to make a single name, such as Mary Sue. Compound names are typically NOT allowed in the database. The reason for this is that there are too many potential combinations and their presence bloats the collection without adding significant value, since the two component names may be looked up separately.

An exception is when the component names are written together without a space or a hyphen, and therefore might not be easily recognizable as a compound.

Compound names are typically written with a space or a hyphen separating the two parts. However, just because a name has a space or a hyphen does not necessarily mean it is a compound. For example, dithematic Korean names are typically written with a hyphen, and these are not considered compound names for the purposes of these guidelines.

Jean Carlos and Isabel María should probably not be there (though Isabel María i could maybe see leaving due to the link to Isamar? I don't know. I'm deleting Jean Carlos though).

[FWIW, sometimes things just get missed! There's only so many people editing and those people only have so much time to dedicate to it.]

ETA: after reviewing a thread about this on the admin board, i'm going to delete Isabel María too. This one may have been missed because the submitter was an editor who was able to 3 star the name.

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This message was edited 8/22/2021, 9:19 PM

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