I don't recall the reasoning offhand, but it was added like this in the last couple versions for a reason; I was thinking it was just spaces before or after text (so people couldn't try to register say "gizmo " or " gizmo")...

Why not use the Public Display Name for this though is my question; it should allow spaces without a problem...

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