First_Name, Last_Name is no good
"Peter, James J." <[email protected]> Tue, 16 Mar 2004 16:45:44 -0500
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This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C40BA0.08C5F340 Content-Type: text/plain I suggest that this group lead the United States away from the "First_Name, Last_Name" identifier convention because it is culturally biased and dysfunctional. It does not accommodate the naming conventions of Hispanic families, for example, where five names in a particular order identify an individual. Plus in some other countries the surname is given first. "Given_Name, Sur_Name" should be used at the minimum. A world-wide multicultural standard is needed. Regards James J. Peter Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory 11100 Johns Hopkins Road Laurel, MD 20723-6099 443-778-5958 from Baltimore, or 240-228-5958 from Washington DC Fax 443-778-6921, or 240-228-6921 [email protected] www.jhuapl.edu <www.jhuapl.edu> ------_=_NextPart_001_01C40BA0.08C5F340 Content-Type: text/html Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META HTTP-EQUIV=3D"Content-Type" CONTENT=3D"text/html; = charset=3Dus-ascii"> <META NAME=3D"Generator" CONTENT=3D"MS Exchange Server version = 5.5.2653.12"> <TITLE>First_Name, Last_Name is no good</TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY> <P><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">I suggest that this group lead the = United States away from the "First_Name, Last_Name" = identifier convention because it is culturally biased and = dysfunctional. It does not accommodate the naming conventions of = Hispanic families, for example, where five names in a particular order = identify an individual. Plus in some other countries the surname = is given first.</FONT></P> <P><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">"Given_Name, Sur_Name" = should be used at the minimum.</FONT> </P> <P><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">A world-wide multicultural standard is = needed.</FONT> </P> <P><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Regards</FONT> </P> <P><I><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">James J. Peter</FONT></I> <BR><I><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Johns Hopkins = University</FONT></I> <BR><I><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Applied Physics = Laboratory</FONT></I> <BR><I><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">11100 Johns Hopkins = Road</FONT></I> <BR><I><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Laurel, MD = 20723-6099</FONT></I> <BR><B><FONT COLOR=3D"#FF0000" SIZE=3D2 = FACE=3D"Arial">443-778-5958 from Baltimore, or</FONT></B> <BR><B><FONT COLOR=3D"#FF0000" SIZE=3D2 = FACE=3D"Arial">240-228-5958 from Washington DC</FONT></B> <BR><B><FONT COLOR=3D"#FF0000" SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Fax = 443-778-6921, or 240-228-6921</FONT></B> <BR><U><I><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" SIZE=3D2 = FACE=3D"Arial">[email protected]</FONT></I></U><I></I> <BR><I></I><A HREF=3D"www.jhuapl.edu"><I><U></U><U><FONT = COLOR=3D"#0000FF" SIZE=3D2 = FACE=3D"Arial">www.jhuapl.edu</FONT></U></I></A><I></I> </P> </BODY> </HTML> ------_=_NextPart_001_01C40BA0.08C5F340--