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It's not an even a real issue, it's been a long time since I saw someone trying to use Rho's interpretation.

It's just another one of those things that somebody wants to argue about every few months.

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It is an issue, in that there are users entering the same credits in different ways, and all they think to be doing it per the rules (or, at least, not against them).
So, while I agree with you, and others, that Chinese names are to be entered in the same order as written, for the reasons I gave in other posts, I also see there is an issue that needs to be taken care of.
A clear statement by Ken would rule out different interpretations and reduce data splintering. And a "Chinese order" check box in the program might even make everybody happy. 

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Can anyone answer another question for me - if you asked an Asian person what their last name is, would they reply with their family or given name? I'm curious to know if "last name" is a Western only synonym.

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Can anyone answer another question for me - if you asked an Asian person what their last name is, would they reply with their family or given name? I'm curious to know if "last name" is a Western only synonym.

Any of my Asian friends or co-workers who have immigrated from Asia have changed the order of their name for purposes here to conform to the American standard of putting the family name last. At home or informally, they have said their name is family name first, given name last. But for completing documents, they reverse the order and enter their family name as their last name.

I've done a lot of hiring in my day and I can say without a doubt that this is 100% the case across the board, in my experience. Even when identification documents presented to me showed the Asian order for the name, they always completed the form in the American order for the name.

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This is the same flaw we have with Western credits for example Mrs. Bonham Carter. How can we expect the 'regular' users to know that Bonham is part of the last name and not her middle name? You already know the answer: documentation.

It is not the same flaw.  Whether we parse it 'Helena/Bonham/Carter', 'Helena/ /Bonham Carter', 'Helena Bonham/ /Carter' or 'Helena Bonham Carter/ / ' the name will alwasy display as 'Helena Bonham Carter' and will always show up in the CLT.

Using your method for Asian names, 'Chow/ /Yun-Fat' and 'Yun-Fat/ /Chow' will NOT display the same and will NOT show up, together, in the CLT.

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Can anyone answer another question for me - if you asked an Asian person what their last name is, would they reply with their family or given name? I'm curious to know if "last name" is a Western only synonym.

Any of my Asian friends or co-workers who have immigrated from Asia have changed the order of their name for purposes here to conform to the American standard of putting the family name last. At home or informally, they have said their name is family name first, given name last. But for completing documents, they reverse the order and enter their family name as their last name.

I've done a lot of hiring in my day and I can say without a doubt that this is 100% the case across the board, in my experience. Even when identification documents presented to me showed the Asian order for the name, they always completed the form in the American order for the name.

The question would be: If they have to fill out a form with two fields, one labelled first name and one labelled last name, what would they write into each field? The order of those fields does not really matter. Assume that the two fields are on two different lines (as it is in profiler's edit cast/crew member window)

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It would have to be, Enry.

While I like the single-name field idea, I am not sure it will solve the problem. There will still be those who would argue over it, I am afraid. I would hope not, but I have seen enough to be skeptical.

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