alt Hacker NewsI've only ever had `first.last@company` as a username or email address, so this `last[:5]initials#` scheme is bewildering. Must lead to strange looking usernames.
I've only ever had `first.last@company` as a username or email address, so this `last[:5]initials#` scheme is bewildering. Must lead to strange looking usernames.
I've had several usernames/emails more similar to the `last[:5]initials#` example at universities and large companies. It's more secure (harder to guess based on the name alone), more private (harder for outsiders to tie back to a person from email alone), and reduces or removes the possibility of duplication (especially important for schools that let alumni keep their emails). It actually surprised me when a school gave me first.last once.