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Announcement emails sent to researchers without a nickname don't show given name/last name instead

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Description

**Description**
Announcement emails are supposed to use given_name + family_name if a nickname isn't available on the account, but just say "Dear ," instead.

[Low-priority since this only affects researchers & not research workflow.]

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Research direction

Trace the announcement email generation path and inspect how the recipient's nickname, given name, and family name are selected. Reproduce the case for a researcher without a nickname, then verify that the resulting email uses the given and family names instead of an empty greeting.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
backend
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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