"Resident" last name gone! Anyone know why "Resident" names would have changed today w/o editing?

[Aerin Eyre]

Today, I noticed that my bf's display name had suddenly changed--the "Resident" is gone from his last name, but he kept both his two-word display name and his one-word original name.  He hasn't edited his display name since creation.  Is LL removing the "Resident" surnames?  If so, hooray!  Any ideas why this change might have occurred?

[Rolig Loon]

The "Resident" last name has been missing semi-randomly from at least some new style names for a while, but I can't find any mention of a formal change.  I can't remember when I first noticed that my alt didn't have the last name Resident.  It does still show up if you detect a person's name with an LSL script, though, and it's still required for login with Phoenix (and I suppose other V1 viewers).  There may be a stealth change afoot, therefore, but it's piecemeal.

[Aerin Eyre]

Thanks for your reply, Rolig--I think you may be right about the "stealth change." I noticed the change between 5:30 AM and 3 PM SLT today--interestingly, there was a rolling restart during that time period, so it makes me wonder if it was implemented then. Regardless, you're absolutely right about still detecting the "Resident" with scripts--typing scripts in IM still include the "Resident." I appreciate knowing it's happening to others--not that we mind, but it's a little freaky realizing your name has changed without doing anything. Would be very interested to see a LL update on this one, if the PTB are listening!

[Innula Zenovka]

What viewer were you using?   I've not seen "Resident" as part of people's names for ages (like a month or so after the one-word names were introduced), but I usually used TPVs based closely on whatever the most recent Official Viewer is.