Tango.info user name restrictions: Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
No edit summary |
No edit summary |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
A [[tango.info username]] has '''exactly 8 letters''' of the latin alphabet. Preferred are names that are related to your real name. | A [[tango.info username]] has '''exactly 8 letters''' of the latin alphabet. Preferred are names that are related to your real name. | ||
The 8 letter usernames can be used directly in URLs, e.g. http://www.tango.info/tobiasco. To have no collisions with other names in tango, there are some naming restrictions in force. | |||
E.g. "milongas" will not be allowed since it may refer to a page about [[milongas]], e.g. http://www.tango.info/milongas | |||
It '''should not''': | It '''should not''': | ||
| Line 5: | Line 9: | ||
* be a word (esp. not in English or Spanish) | * be a word (esp. not in English or Spanish) | ||
** singular, e.g. "marathon" | ** singular, e.g. "marathon" | ||
** plural, e.g. " | ** plural, e.g. "milongas" | ||
* be a name of | * be a name of | ||
** a geographic entity, e.g. a city "mannheim". | ** a geographic entity, e.g. a city "mannheim". | ||
Revision as of 2010-09-14T11:27:59
A tango.info username has exactly 8 letters of the latin alphabet. Preferred are names that are related to your real name.
The 8 letter usernames can be used directly in URLs, e.g. http://www.tango.info/tobiasco. To have no collisions with other names in tango, there are some naming restrictions in force.
E.g. "milongas" will not be allowed since it may refer to a page about milongas, e.g. http://www.tango.info/milongas
It should not:
- contain any of the words: tango, milonga, event, festival
- be a word (esp. not in English or Spanish)
- singular, e.g. "marathon"
- plural, e.g. "milongas"
- 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
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