If it's not visible, it's still there, which could make people uncomfortable (And I'll say it makes me uncomfortable. I'm not sure why, but it does). And if it's not neccesary, then why have it at all? True, mundane names are less changable than SCA names, but not by a lot, and you are more likely to have repeats in mundane names, so having one as a unique identifier doesn't seem like the most elegant of solutions.
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Date: 2008-11-22 11:56 pm (UTC)If it's not visible, it's still there, which could make people uncomfortable (And I'll say it makes me uncomfortable. I'm not sure why, but it does). And if it's not neccesary, then why have it at all? True, mundane names are less changable than SCA names, but not by a lot, and you are more likely to have repeats in mundane names, so having one as a unique identifier doesn't seem like the most elegant of solutions.