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tedunangst on May 18, 2012 | parent | context | favorite | on: Why Quit? Because the other company has bigger mo...

kind of different, considering gmail has always allowed nicknames. you'd have a point if google let you pick the name on your paycheck.

jarek on May 18, 2012 [–]

Does gmail allow general public to register usernames that are less than six characters now?

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