Unable to add a person with the same name but with email/phone

[germainelee02]

Such duplication checking is flawed. There can be multiple 'Alex Yeoh's. But this app does not allow me to add multiple people of the same name, even though they have different emails/phones.

This should. be a medium bug as this app will not be feasible if the database gets larger (and there are more people with the same name)

[soc-se-bot]

Team's Response

This FeatureFlaw is accepted, but at a Low Severity. While it is true that the user may run into issues "if the database gets larger (and there are more people with the same name)", users can easily append something to the contact names to differentiate contacts quickly. Furthermore, in normal usage of contact management software, it is common practice to not store the exact same names for different contacts, even if they do share the same name, for ease of use.

Items for the Tester to Verify

:question: Issue severity

Team chose [severity.Low] Originally [severity.Medium]

• [x] I disagree

Reason for disagreement: I disagree. Such duplicate checking will not work when your app expands at all. And your suggestions will make it difficult for the user to even use the app.

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