How Can I Stop Name Changing into Reverse order when I create new Credit?

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Im trying to add a Credit to a Film for a friend of mine. Each time I do, the order is Change having his Last name first and First name last. How can I make this stop happening? 
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Mike West

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Posted 12 months ago

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Ed Jones(XLIX)

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You don't stop it. In my name page in the submission process I am Jones, Ed (XLIX)
After you submit it it reads the correct way in a search or on you page as Ed Jones (XLIX)
So this is normal.
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Michelle, Official Rep

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Hi Mike -

As Ed mentioned above, the display is correct as names are stored in the database in the form: Last Name, First Name(s). Examples:

Paul Newman is stored as Newman, Paul
James Earl Jones is stored as Jones, James Earl

When displaying filmographies and film credits, the names are converted to the more common/clearer "First Last" format (i.e. Cruise, Tom is shown as TomCruise).

For further details, please review the "General Rules" section of our Name guide:  https://help.imdb.com/article/contribution/names-biographical-data/names/GSA3M6SFHRAERXZ3?ref_=helps...#
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