For the regular users, it’s quite cryptic the fact that they can’t simply edit the real name of an artist, in the main window. They actually have to go to the “Aliases” tab and to add a new alias and to set the Type to “Legal name”.
This is very good thinking from the point of the database consistency and maintenance, but in the same time the user interface should be more friendly and to bring the legal name alias (if it exists) to the main window and show it as a simple “Real name” field. When the user finishes editing, the interface can save the real name (if added or changed) as a new alias.
It is, for the most part, one UI for everything. That means “legal name” would be available for bands and albums and so on and so forth.
And, let’s face it, most individuals do not need a legal name unless you want to include a middle name or a suffix.
I am going to have to disagree on that one, otherwise I wouldn’t have said it in the first place.
I mean, if this was Wikipedia, and we had a “notability” requirement, then I would agree that most people use fake names. That’s sort of a rule, given that a name can only be owned by one person if you are a member of AFMSAGAFTRA.
But since we are an all inclusive site, trying to be the definitive encyclopedia of all things music, not limiting ourselves to the “big stars”, I don’t think a majority are going to use a name that is different from their real name.
