Originally Posted by Often1

It's unlikely that a truncated name will be a problem, e.g. "Dan" vs "Daniel". Problems arise with pseudonyms such as "Chip" instead of "Harry".

I would not ask DL to make entries in the PNR notes. That is what causes problems. If KE sticks to its guns, a DL note won't help. But, the likelihood is that nobody says anything and, if they do, it's simply an easy, "oh, the system must have truncated my name...."