Tango.info user name restrictions

A tango.info user name is bound by some restrictions.

Character restrictions

Only letters of the Latin alphabet are allowed.

Length restrictions

Currently all usernames must be exactly 8 characters long.

Reasoning:

• users that sign up later shall not have the disadvantage of longer names, vs users that sign up early and get shorter.
• presenting all usernames in a list gives a more harmonious picture if they are of equal length

Word restrictions

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" / https://tango.info/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

Examples

• tobiasco
• michaelr
• tomasnou

For more see: tango.info user name listing

See also

• tango.info user name
• tango.info user account creation