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Fix asking for name guidance #848

Closed kelliedesigner closed 5 years ago

kelliedesigner commented 5 years ago

The pattern 'Asking for names' is missing guidance on avoiding latin-based terms for names, for example surname.

Products currently being built are using latin-based terms for names:

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Current behaviour Names are being referred to as 'Forename' and 'Surname'

Expected behaviour Names are being referred to in plain English as 'First name' and 'Last name'

kelliedesigner commented 5 years ago

Additionally, guidance is required to:

  • avoid asking for middle name unless absolutely necessary (for example need to match a government document)
  • if it is asked for, make the field optional as not all people have middle names.