Comment 9 for bug 1266879

Nothing that this is also an issue with public patron notes using initials. Although these notes have always displayed initials, they became more visible when the public patron notes moved to the new message center.

Although I agree that the best solution is to move to distinct fields to store this information, I would advocate for putting a version of Christine's original code, with the suggested modifications and also applied to the patron notes, if it means we can get the display cleaned up sooner rather than later.

If others agree, then I can work on the branch over the next week.