# Setting Minimum Username Length for New Users

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/setting-minimum-username-length-for-new-users/331345>\
**Category:** Product Support\
**Created:** [October 17, 2024, 11:58am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/setting-minimum-username-length-for-new-users/331345 "2024-10-17T11:58:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![pfaffman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/pfaffman/32/120154_2.png) [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 2024, 3:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/setting-minimum-username-length-for-new-users/331345/4 "2024-10-17T15:04:18Z")

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> [@copymonopoly](#):
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> My goal is to distinguish between old and new users

Then create a group called “old users”, add all of the users to it, and add flair so that everyone can see who’s old. Or, if you don’t want everyone to know, then adjust the group settings accordingly.

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