Tweaks to previous commits.

code/modules/client/preferences.dm

@@ -1184,8 +1184,9 @@ datum/preferences
 					var/raw_name = input(user, "Choose your character's name:", "Character Preference")  as text|null
 					if (!isnull(raw_name)) // Check to ensure that the user entered text (rather than cancel.)
 						var/new_name
-						if(species == "Machine")
-							new_name = sanitizeName(raw_name,,1)
+						var/datum/species/S = all_species[species]
+						if(istype(S))
+							new_name = S.sanitize_name(raw_name)
 						else
 							new_name = sanitizeName(raw_name)
 						if(new_name)