What usernames can I use in Tarkle?
The length, characters and other rules for a Tarkle username, and what each refusal message means.
A Tarkle username has to follow a few fixed rules. Read them before you type a name and you will not have to try names one by one.
The rules
Length: 3 to 30 characters.
Characters: lowercase letters, numbers, hyphens and underscores.
Start and end: the username must start and end with a letter or number, so a hyphen or underscore cannot be the first or last character.
Prefix: a username cannot start with
usr_.
Spaces at the start and end are removed, and capital letters are changed to lowercase for you, so you do not need to retype a name that only differs in case.
What each message means
If Tarkle refuses a username, it shows one of these messages.
Usernames must be 3-30 characters. The name is too short or too long. Shorten it or add characters until it is between 3 and 30.
Use lowercase letters, numbers, hyphens and underscores. Start and end with a letter or number. The name contains a character that is not allowed, such as a space or a dot, or it starts or ends with a hyphen or underscore, or it starts with
usr_. Remove the character or change the first and last character.That username is reserved. Please choose another. The name is one Tarkle has set aside. Pick a different name.
That username is already taken. Someone else already uses it. Try adding a number or a word.
You changed your username recently. Please wait before changing it again. Tarkle limits how often a username can be changed. Try again later.