I've had two different people named Michael Hunt at my work place, and both of them are adamant about being called Michael and not Mike. They don't appreciate people paging for them by the shortened version. I thought it was odd that we had not one but two by this exact name but later I was told one was the other's father. If he hated his name so much, why burden his son with it?
I'm not making this up as a lame joke.
I'm not here for friends. I'm here for the truth to the best of my knowledge of it, even if it's not what people want to hear.