The 25-character limit for AncestryDNA user name entry here is too short

Question

A user is entering her AncestryDNA test results using our Add -> DNA Test Information feature, but we limit the user name data field to 25 characters. What should we do? Increase the field size? Offer a workaround, such as using the notes field to enter the user name?

Answer 1

Depends upon the name. Perhaps using initials or common name abbreviations would help in the short term?

Answer 2

According to the page: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/AncestryDNA, the username field is optional. So they can abbreviate.

And yes, there is a comment box for additional notes.

Comments

Since we offer the field, I'd like to see us allow for longer names. Workarounds are good stopgaps, but let's see if a quick change to the database could make this simpler.

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Ancestry has a 25 character limit on usernames itself, so there's no reason to change our database to allow for a wider field.

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Dennis, thanks! A mentor reported that a new guest had a longer username, but maybe that person was mistaken.

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Thank you, Dennis!