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==Overview==
Usernames in [[tango.info]] have '''exactly 8 letters''' of the latin alphabet. Preferred are names that are related to your real name.  
Usernames in [[tango.info]] have '''exactly 8 letters''' of the Latin alphabet. Preferred are names that are related to your real name. Details can be found at '''[[tango.info user name restrictions]]'''


If you forgot your username, please see: [[tango.info username recovery]]
If you forgot your username, please see: [[tango.info user name recovery]]


If you want to create an account see: [[tango.info user account creation]]
If you want to create an account see: [[tango.info user account creation]]


The 8 letter usernames can be used directly in URLs, e.g. http://www.tango.info/tobiasco
The 8 letter usernames can be used directly in URLs, e.g. https://tango.info/tobiasco
 


== Naming rules ==
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"


== List and examples ==
== List and examples ==
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* [[User:Danikaes|Danikaes]] (Daniel Kaesmayr)
* [[User:Danikaes|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


== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[tango.info user]]
* [[tango.info user]]

Latest revision as of 2013-10-14T03:49:35

Overview

Usernames in tango.info have exactly 8 letters of the Latin alphabet. Preferred are names that are related to your real name. Details can be found at tango.info user name restrictions

If you forgot your username, please see: tango.info user name recovery

If you want to create an account see: tango.info user account creation

The 8 letter usernames can be used directly in URLs, e.g. https://tango.info/tobiasco


List and examples

The list of registered users contains more than 2,491 entries.

Examples:


See also