Why do webforms often refuse non-ASCII characters?

[Phil Smith III]

André Schappo wrote:
>Ah! 🙂 We still have several systems and databases at my University
>which are ASCII only. So on some of our systems I am Andre or Andr? .
>It will be several years more before these ASCII systems are replaced
>with Unicode systems. That is the reason why my University email has
>me as Andre.

And there’s the real reason you lose your diacritic: like Erik, they first see your name without it and go with that. If my email display name said “Philip” I wouldn’t wonder why people started notes with that instead of “Phil”, even if I signed as “Phil”. For that matter, most people who do start notes that way (which, to be honest, I’ve never understood, unless it’s a group email and they’re trying to say something directly to me) DO use “Phil”, even though I’ve signed as “...phsiii” for 45 years. I don’t think this counts as “Lack of interest/initiative/willingness/laziness/curiosity”.

Note the OP’s question, I realize!

And now I’ve probably said too much on this thread and will STFU. <others heave sighs of relief>

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