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(-*** a mixture of name and cityname is absolutly ok. like Nylipkin (New York), Harryfra (Frankfurt))
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*the Username should have the form Username, that means
Usernames in tango.info have '''exactly 8 letters''' of the latin alphabet. '''Preferred''' are names that are related to your real name.  
**'''exactly 8 (ocho) letters'''
**only letters of the latin alphabet (abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz). Only the first letter upper case (ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ) '''No numbers, no äöüáéíó ...'''
**'''strongly preferred''' are usernames that are related to your real name
**e.g. Dchester, Herbertm, Andreasw, Tobiasco, Lhellemo
**[[Special:Listusers|Username examples]]
* '''avoid'''
**the word tango. Here we are all Tangofrank, Tangoman, Tanguero, Tangoholic etc.
**city names. This could be confusing. You are probably not the only one from that city.
**avoid milonguero, dj, ... it is very likely to have lots of DJs and milongueros here. This is then not very qualifying to have your name start or end with "dj". avoid things like Djthomas.
* after registration it would be nice if you write something about yourself on your user page. Examples: [[User:Tobiasco]], [[User:Herbertm]], [[User:Potranca]] or at least, it would be nice if you say in which country you live.


==Why ocho letters==
If you forgot your username, please see: [[recover my username]]
 
If you want to create an account see: [[create account]]
 
==Why eight letters==
*users that sign in later shall not have the disadvantage of longer names, vs users that sign in early and get shorter.
*users that sign in later shall not have the disadvantage of longer names, vs users that sign in early and get shorter.
* presenting all username in a list gives a more harmonious picture if they are of equal length
* presenting all username in a list gives a more harmonious picture if they are of equal length

Revision as of 2009-11-04T13:41:24

Usernames in tango.info have exactly 8 letters of the latin alphabet. Preferred are names that are related to your real name.

If you forgot your username, please see: recover my username

If you want to create an account see: create account

Why eight letters

  • users that sign in later shall not have the disadvantage of longer names, vs users that sign in early and get shorter.
  • presenting all username in a list gives a more harmonious picture if they are of equal length
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