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 These are extra fields not specified in NIP-01 that may be present in the stringified JSON of metadata events:
 
-  - `display_name`: a bigger name with richer characters than `name`. Implementations should fallback to `name` when this is not available.
+  - `display_name`: an alternative, bigger name with richer characters than `name`. `name` should always be set regardless of the presence of `display_name` in the metadata.
   - `website`: a web URL related in any way to the event author.
   - `banner`: an URL to a wide (~1024x768) picture to be optionally displayed in the background of a profile screen.