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==Why ocho letters==
==Why ocho letters==
because
*ocho is a magic number in tango
*ocho is a magic number in tango
*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.
* gives the wiki a stronger identity.
* gives the wiki a stronger identity.
* presenting all username in a list gives a more harmonious picture if they are equal length, e.g. in tables.
* presenting all username in a list gives a more harmonious picture if they are equal length, e.g. in tables.

Revision as of 2007-02-08T15:29:07

  • the Username should have the form Username, that means
    • exactly 8 (ocho) letters
    • only letters of the latin alphabet (abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz). The first letter upper case (ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ) No numbers, no äöüáéíó ...
    • Username examples
  • avoid using the word tango. Here we are all Tangofrank, Tangoman, Tanguero, Tangoholic etc.
  • after registration it would be nice if you write something about yourself on your user page. Examples: User:Tobiasco, User:Herbertm or at least, it would be nice if you say in which country you live.

Why ocho letters

  • ocho is a magic number in tango
  • users that sign in later shall not have the disadvantage of longer names, vs users that sign in early and get shorter.
  • gives the wiki a stronger identity.
  • presenting all username in a list gives a more harmonious picture if they are equal length, e.g. in tables.