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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. http://www.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 ==

Revision as of 2010-09-14T11:04:33

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: tango.info user account creation

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


List and examples

The list of registered users contains more than 2,510 entries.

Examples:

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