3.2 username restrictions

This feature is by design. Since users can make blogs on your site, and domain names have specific character requirements, AND the user name is the default blog name, WordPress plays it safe to stop you from shooting yourself in the foot.

Section 2.1 of https://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc1738.txt

The normal work around is to use the Nickname as how you want it and choose that option with the “Display name publicly as:” selection at Dashboard -> Users -> Your Profile

I only know of this: https://www.ads-software.com/extend/plugins/wpmu-blog-name-restrictions-override/ which lets you change BLOG names. You could try tweaking that for names, but I don;t know of a plugin that does it.

Crappy design change IMO. I liked have Hescominsoon instead of hescominsoon.

Change your display name then ?? It’s a bit of a nanny action but the complaints we’d get the other way around make it worth it.

that’s not enough. yes it is a nanny action..one i don’t think WP should be engaged in. This isn’t enough to make me move….yet.