• hperrin@lemmy.ca
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    2 days ago

    First initial, last name, never fails. Except when you change your name. Then it fails.

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      Sadly my name is slightly common but I’ve had my Gmail account since it was invite only. I’m not a Google fan but there is my entire life in that email history…

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        I have extended family life never met use my Gmail (firstletterlastname) as theirs because they forget to add the numbers or whatever else they used to create theirs.

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          Same. To make things worse, my distant great grand cousin who I’ve never even talked to, is both illiterate and dyslexic.

          I know because I get all his mails, including the one where he signed up for courses for dyslexia.

          I told the school to call him instead. I guess they get that a lot.

      • Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        I worked with a Barb Adcock! Her E-mail was indeed [firstinitial][lastname]@school, which must’ve been a hoot with students.

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          Surely, someone should’ve seen Barb and my acquaintances and give them [first**name**][lastname]@server.com email addresses.

          On a similar topic to your story, my mother worked at a high school when I was young, and in her second marriage her last name was Dick. Only took a couple weeks for her to go back to going by her maiden name at the school.