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Usernames in [[tango.info]] have '''exactly 8 letters''' of the latin alphabet. | 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: [[tango.info username recovery]] | If you forgot your username, please see: [[tango.info username recovery]] | ||
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The username '''should not''': | The username '''should not''': | ||
* contain any of the words: tango, milonga, event, festival | * contain any of the words: tango, milonga, event, festival | ||
* be a name of a city. | * be a name of | ||
* | ** a geographic entity, e.g. a city "mannheim". | ||
** a person | |||
*** common first name, e.g. "benjamin" | |||
*** common last name, e.g. "pfeiffer" | |||
*** name of person in tango history, e.g. Pugliese, Francini, Castillo | |||
* be a word (esp. not in English or Spanish) | * be a word (esp. not in English or Spanish) | ||
** singular, e.g. "marathon" | |||
** plural, e.g. "festivals" | |||
Number of registered users: {{NUMBEROFUSERS}}. | Number of registered users: {{NUMBEROFUSERS}}. | ||
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* [[User:Lhellemo|Lhellemo]] (Lars Hellemo) | * [[User:Lhellemo|Lhellemo]] (Lars Hellemo) | ||
* [[User:Fassierp|Fassierp]] (Philippe Fassier) | * [[User:Fassierp|Fassierp]] (Philippe Fassier) | ||
* [[User:Michaelr|Michaelr]] (Michael Rühl) | * [[User:Michaelr|Michaelr]] (Michael Rühl) | ||
* [[User:Andykami|Andykami]] (Andy Kamienski) | * [[User:Andykami|Andykami]] (Andy Kamienski) | ||
* [[User:Danikaes|Danikaes]] (Daniel Kaesmayr) | * [[User:Danikaes|Danikaes]] (Daniel Kaesmayr) | ||
==Rationale for eight letter rule== | ==Rationale for eight letter rule== | ||
Revision as of 2010-09-14T12:46:56
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: tango.info username recovery
If you want to create an account see: create account
The username should not:
- contain any of the words: tango, milonga, event, festival
- be a name of
- a geographic entity, e.g. a city "mannheim".
- a person
- common first name, e.g. "benjamin"
- common last name, e.g. "pfeiffer"
- name of person in tango history, e.g. Pugliese, Francini, Castillo
- be a word (esp. not in English or Spanish)
- singular, e.g. "marathon"
- plural, e.g. "festivals"
Number of registered users: 2,495.
Examples:
- Lhellemo (Lars Hellemo)
- Fassierp (Philippe Fassier)
- Michaelr (Michael Rühl)
- Andykami (Andy Kamienski)
- Danikaes (Daniel Kaesmayr)
Rationale for eight letter rule
- users that sign up later shall not have the disadvantage of longer names, vs users that sign up early and get shorter.
- presenting all username in a list gives a more harmonious picture if they are of equal length