Identifier Generation Policy (@GV.je System)¶

Each account receives a unique and permanent identifier used for login.\ This identifier is technical and cannot be changed once assigned.

Public identities (actors and addresses such as alice.gv.je) are separate and may change.

Identifier Structure¶

Identifiers follow this format:

first 4 letters of family name
+ first 4 letters of given name
+ counter

Example:

Dupont Alice → dupoalic1
Dupont Alice (second person) → dupoalic2

The counter starts at 1 and increases only when necessary to maintain uniqueness.

Identifiers must be generated from two explicit fields:

These fields are chosen deliberately and should reflect how the person normally identifies their name.

Do not generate identifiers from a single full-name field.

Before generating the identifier, apply these rules:

convert all letters to lowercase
remove accents (é → e, ñ → n, etc.)
remove spaces, hyphens, and apostrophes
transliterate non-Latin scripts if needed
keep particles such as de, del, ben, al, van, etc. when they are part of the family name

Examples:

García López → garclope
Ben Ali → benali
Al Hassan → alhassan
van der Meer → vandermeer
O'Neill → oneill

Then apply the 4+4 rule.

If the given name or family name contains fewer than four letters, use the full available name.

Example:

Li Wei → liwei1
Ng Yu → ngyu1

The numeric counter ensures uniqueness.

Examples:

dupoalic1
dupoalic2
dupoalic3

Identifiers always include a number.

Identifiers must be rejected if they:

If this occurs, increase the counter and generate the next identifier.

Once assigned, identifiers must not be changed, except in rare administrative corrections.

Identifiers are technical login handles and are not intended to be public identities.

Public identities appear through actor addresses such as:

alice.gv.je
cafe.gv.je
atelier.gv.je