From 17f765b67bd4e2e5c1c7cd7430236f4d3391bd92 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: zowoq <59103226+zowoq@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 17 Aug 2020 22:08:20 +1000
Subject: [PATCH] maintainers: add note about underscore prefix for handles

---
 maintainers/maintainer-list.nix | 7 +++++++
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)

diff --git a/maintainers/maintainer-list.nix b/maintainers/maintainer-list.nix
index bcc4a4020ea..8c2ab1ad261 100644
--- a/maintainers/maintainer-list.nix
+++ b/maintainers/maintainer-list.nix
@@ -26,6 +26,13 @@
 
     `handle == github` is strongly preferred whenever `github` is an acceptable attribute name and is short and convenient.
 
+    If `github` begins with a numeral, `handle` should be prefixed with an underscore.
+    ```nix
+    _1example = {
+      github = "1example";
+    };
+    ```
+
     Add PGP/GPG keys only if you actually use them to sign commits and/or mail.
 
     To get the required PGP/GPG values for a key run