So people are always warning me about my 2 char twitch, and I want to know what the risk is. Also, am i able to stream on a 2 char? Why must i hide from "admins"
I have been told by twitch support that usernames under 4 characters are not allowed and will be banned on sight. The only allowed exceptions are trademarked names like IGN and some partners with high viewer counts can also request them.
I owned EU, US and AR and a few other usernames under 4 characters. These were all jtv accounts so I attempted to transfer them through the form. I succesfully transfered all my 4+ character usernames but none were transfered. I contacted support on EU and was told that they refused to transfer because all usernames under 4 characters were created through an exploit in the system.
I don't have the conversation anymore but Emp has seen the conversation and can confirm.
Note that not all admins enforce this rule, I eventually transfered AR by emailing a gullible admin someone hooked me up with. The rest of my 1-3 characters were left on jtv and are deleted now. AR was banned not much later by an admin who does enforce this rule. Just stay away from official channels with staff members present.
All I'll say is I've sold quite a few users under 4 characters and not a single one isn't banned.