[notenoughhorses]

I have a - in my name, and while I’m used to websites not accepting this, it’s always interesting which ones give a neutral error like “only letters and numbers allowed” vs an insulting error of “please enter a valid name” when I try to see if their firm will accept my correct name.

[richrichardsson]

That's quite incredible to learn, so many French (or Belgian/French-Canadian) names contain hyphens. I find it amazing that this wouldn't be taken into account worldwide; who hasn't heard of Jean-Claude Van Damme for instance?

[SwiftyBug]

It's also very common in the US to hyphenate family names when two people get married. e.g.: John Appleseed-McIntosh

[silicon2401]

Why does that need to be insulting? It's correct in that context. Only names of a certain format are valid inputs to their system. It's not a personal attack

[HWR_14]

It's the difference between saying "our system cannot handleyour name" and "your name is wrong". One is a limitation of a program, the other is dehumanizing.