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I don't see where it will be any better or more consistent with standardization... as long as you follow the rules that are there when you contribute... and use the look-up tool as you are supposed to it is just as consistent without the exceptions that has to be memorized.

Both ways gets us to the same goal... the way I prefer without having to make and memorize exceptions and the way you prefer and need to make and memorize exceptions. so sounds much easier to me to let the look-up tool and rules work as they are instead of complicating it with even more exceptions to the rule.

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I don't see where it will be any better or more consistent with standardization... as long as you follow the rules that are there when you contribute... and use the look-up tool as you are supposed to it is just as consistent without the exceptions that has to be memorized.

Both ways gets us to the same goal... the way I prefer without having to make and memorize exceptions and the way you prefer and need to make and memorize exceptions. so sounds much easier to me to let the look-up tool and rules work as they are instead of complicating it with even more exceptions to the rule.

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I for one have no problem with something changing over time. as the database gets corrected and if the common name changes... so be it. Then we just fix it to the new common name. As long as we are going with most commonly credited this is always a possibility with any number of names in the database... whether it be because of finally getting cast lists corrected into the database or because of a name change for one reason or another (i.e. marriage).  So I still stick to my beliefs that standardization is not the answer.

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As you would with any common name that changes over time... I don't see the difference between this any any other name that could/would change in time. No matter the name to use the common name feature you need to find every profile with said name and add the credited as entry. That is how the credited as field works. I don't see where making a bunch of exceptions to memorize helps anything when leaving it as is now gets us the linking working.

In other words... either way you have to find all the profiles that don't match to get the linking to work.... so why make all these exceptions to memorize when leaving it as it is now works the same... and without having to add the exceptions to memorize.

Both ways standardization and strict use of the credit look-up tool gets us to name linking. lets keep it simple and go with the way ken stated it to be now... and as the rules supports now.

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I do understand it... I just don't agree with it. I don't think they should be treated any differently then any other name... as I said a common name can change for many reasons. Marriage... the use of a stage name and then stop using it... using middle name in some and not others... what have you.

And as of now the rules do not support standardizing.... nor do Ken's most recent comments on the subject when he said it is meant to be most commonly credited form. So at this point it is up to Ken if he wants to add such a thing... but until then standardization is not allowed and would get a no vote from me.