as attribute for cast name of 'Beth' no longer accepted

It should be because the alternate name has been hidden by the person via IMDb Pro, as mentioned in

• Manage the display of your alternate name(s)

However, in order for IMDb to hide the name in the 'as' attribute it must be possible to add the attribute, so I think there is something wrong with IMDb's implementation.

Hi, @Peter_pbn​.

I suspect those (as...) attributes were entered before this hapless policy came into force.

Current implementation only prevents the addition of new "hidden" akas.

@ljdoncel​ 

Or just before the subscriber chose to hide the name.

@ljdoncel​ 

But what I meant is that if IMDb wants to display "as a different name" next to the credits where this person was credited as "Beth", then it should still be possible to add  "as Beth".

Yes, Peter, you are correct.

The policy of displaying NAKA (even though it is public information) may be more or less debatable, but it should always be possible to send and store all the correct data, first of all because this is the primary purpose of a database that aspires to be comprehensive, and also because it may happen that someone changes their mind and decides to have their nickname displayed from then on.

@ron3​ I fully agree the (as a different name) is not clear, especially in some particular cases: https://community-imdb.sprinklr.com/conversations/data-issues-policy-discussions/another-green-bottle-fell-from-the-wall/65a9928cd7ffb5509c66304c?commentId=65aab0086492572011b5ec89&replyId=65ad070fb2f5be641b4c7740

@Michelle​ It was my understanding that the main reason IMDb allows people to suppress alternative names is for privacy reasons. 

However, that clearly ought not apply to a situation such as this, where the name being suppressed consists of the given name from the person's official full name. 

If "Jane Smith" tells you that she needs to suppress the alternative name "Jane" or "Smith" or even a variation with a middle initial like "Jane L. Smith", that appears to be, at best, completely missing the point of having the name suppression option. Doing so tends to discredit the name suppression policy altogether.