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@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ title = "ASCII-centric Usernames"
date = 2022-01-27T18:38:25+10:00 date = 2022-01-27T18:38:25+10:00
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I'm working on a web-based side project in my spare time. The great thing about I'm working on a web-based side project in my spare time. The great thing about
@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ about usernames—specifically the characters that they may be comprised of.
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I poked around at a few sites to see what they did: Twitter, GitHub, Discourse I poked around a few sites to see what they did: Twitter, GitHub, Discourse
all restrict your username to a mostly ASCII numeric character set perhaps all restrict your username to a mostly ASCII alphanumeric character set, perhaps
with `-`, `_`, and `.` thrown in. with `-`, `_`, and `.` thrown in.
It struck me that this is fine for me, an English speaker, but must suck for It struck me that this is fine for me, an English speaker, but must suck for
@ -40,10 +40,10 @@ Now this is all very biased by my monolingual, English speaking, Western viewpoi
Perhaps it is more common to permit native language usernames in applications that Perhaps it is more common to permit native language usernames in applications that
target non-English markets? target non-English markets?
I did find a couple examples that were more permissive with usernames. I did find a couple of examples that were more permissive with usernames.
Discord happily let me set my username to "🦊 こんにちは". Slack rejected the Discord happily let me set my username to "🦊 こんにちは". Slack rejected the
emoji with a cute message "Of course you want a name with an emoji. Sadly, it emoji with a cute message, "Of course you want a name with an emoji. Sadly, it
is not to be. Try letters?" but was otherwise happy with "こんにちは". In both is not to be. Try letters?", but was otherwise happy with "こんにちは". In both
cases @ mentioning the user appears to require typing their name, although you cases @ mentioning the user appears to require typing their name, although you
could also find them in the people directory first. could also find them in the people directory first.