1963: Namespace Land Rush

2018-03-05T17:01:39Z

Direkitteh: moved width styling

{{comic
| number = 1963
| date = March 5, 2018
| title = Namespace Land Rush
| image = namespace_land_rush.png
| titletext = You can also just mash the keyboard at random, but you might end up with a gibberish name no one can pronounce.
}}

==Explanation==
{{incomplete|Expand the explanation. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}
When a new web server starts, such as a forum, a social media server or an email portal, the first people to sign up get to choose their username on the service, which blocks future users from those usernames. Common names such as "john" are likely to be taken quickly. This is analogous to the way that land was distributed in America, with the first to claim able to choose the best land.

The title text is a self-reference to "xkcd", The name of the comic is an unpronounceable meaningless result of mashing the keyboard.

(Note: for a more serious list of problematic user names to block from a service provider’s point of view, see [https://ldpreload.com/blog/names-to-reserve Hostnames and usernames to reserve] as well as [https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2142 RFC 2142].)

==Table==
{{incomplete|Add explanations of the names. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}
{| class="wikitable"
!style="width:30%"|Entry
!style="width:70%"|Explanation
|-
!colspan=2|Straightforward
|-
|<Your usual username, if any>
|
|-
|<Your given name>
|
|-
|<Your full name>
|
|-
|<Initial><Surname>
|
|-
|<Surname>
|
|-
!colspan=2|Recognizable
|-
|Google
|
|-
|iPhone
|
|-
|Facebook
|
|-
|BitCoin
|
|-
|Obama
|
|-
|Canada
|
|-
|NFL
|
|-
|Garfield
|
|-
|<Your city>
|
|-
|NASA
|
|-
|<Name of person who runs the service>
|
|-
!colspan=3|Causing Trouble
|-
|User
|
|-
|Username
|
|-
|Name
|
|-
|You
|
|-
|Guest
|
|-
|Account
|
|-
!colspan=2|Causing More Trouble
|-
|Admin
|
|-
|Administrator
|
|-
|System
|
|-
|<Name of service>
|
|-
|Help
|
|-
|Error
|
|-
!colspan=2|Impossible to Say
|-
|Hyphen-Emdash
|
|-
|Dash-8hyphen-8
|
|-
|Zero0ne2numeral2
|
|-
|KrisasinHemsworth
|
|-
|TheWord&Ampersand
|
|-
|ZettaWith3Teees 
|
|-
!colspan=2|Misc
|-
|<Single Letters>
|
|-
|<Single Numbers>
|
|-
|<Common Words>
|
|-
|<SQL/JS Injection>
|
|-
|ASDF
|
|-
|QWERTY
|
|-
|Yes
|
|-
|Bot
|
|-
|Computer
|
|-
|Blocked
|
|-
|Deleted
|
|-
|Jeeves
|
|-
|Narrator
|
|-
|Internet
|
|-
|NPC
|
|-
|Password
|
|-
!colspan=2|Permissive Character Sets
|-
|<Space>
|
|-
|<nowiki>@ é | " "</nowiki>
|
|-
|<NBSP>
|
|-
|<nowiki>\ . # " '</nowiki>
|
|-
|<RTL override>
|
|-
|<nowiki>– - _ / ` ' `</nowiki>
|
|-
|<Any emoji>
|
|-
|","
|
|-
|<nowiki>&NBSP</nowiki>;
|
|-
|<nowiki></HTML></nowiki>
|
|-
|&LT;/HTML&GT;
|
|-
|OkThisIsKindOfConfusingButIt's <LessThan\ForwardSlashHTML GreaterThanActualGreaterThan Symbol>Yes,ThatWasAllPartOfThe Name,ButSoIs...Ok,LetMeStartOver
|
|-
|}

==Transcript==
'''NAMESPACE LAND RUSH CHEAT SHEET'''

WHEN A NEW SERVICE APPEARS THAT LETS YOU REGISTER A NAME, HERE ARE SOME YOU MAY WANT TO TRY AND GET FIRST:

{|
!colspan=3|Straightforward
!colspan=2|Recognizable
|-
|colspan=3|<Your usual username, if any>
|Google||iPhone
|-
|colspan=3|<Your given name>
|Facebook||BitCoin
|-
|colspan=3|<Your full name>
|Obama||Canada
|-
|colspan=3|<Initial><Surname>
|NFL||Garfield
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|<Surname>
|colspan=2 rowspan=2|(Bold & Slightly Unconventional)
|<Your city>||NASA
|-
|colspan=3| 
|colspan=2|<Name of person who runs the service>
|- style="vertical-align:bottom;"
!Causing Trouble
!colspan=2|Causing More Trouble
!colspan=2|Impossible to Say
|-
|User
|colspan=2|Admin
|colspan=2|Hyphen-Emdash
|-
|Username
|colspan=2|Administrator
|colspan=2|Dash-8hyphen-8
|-
|Name
|colspan=2|System
|colspan=2|Zero0ne2numeral2
|-
|You
|colspan=2|<Name of service>
|colspan=2|KrisasinHemsworth
|-
|Guest
|colspan=2|Help
|colspan=2|TheWord&Ampersand
|-
|Account
|colspan=2|Error
|colspan=2|ZettaWith3Teees 
|-
!Misc!! 
!colspan=3|Permissive Character Sets
|-
|colspan=2|<Single Letters>
|<Space>|| 
|<nowiki>@ é | " "</nowiki>
|-
|colspan=2|<Single Numbers>
|<NBSP>|| 
|<nowiki>\ . # " '</nowiki>
|-
|colspan=2|<Common Words>
|colspan=2|<RTL override>
|<nowiki>– - _ / ` ' `</nowiki>
|-
|colspan=2|<SQL/JS Injection>
|<Any emoji>
|style="text-align:center;"|","
|<nowiki>&NBSP</nowiki>;
|-
|ASDF||QWERTY
|<nowiki></HTML></nowiki>
|style="text-align:right;" colspan=2|&LT;/HTML&GT;
|-
|Yes||Bot
|colspan=3|OkThisIsKindOfConfusingButIt's
|-
|Computer||Blocked
|colspan=3|<LessThan\ForwardSlashHTML
|-
|Deleted||Jeeves
|colspan=3|GreaterThanActualGreaterThan
|-
|Narrator||Internet
|colspan=3|Symbol>Yes,ThatWasAllPartOfThe
|-
|NPC||Password
|colspan=3|Name,ButSoIs...Ok,LetMeStartOver
|}

{{comic discussion}}

1963: Namespace Land Rush

2018-03-05T16:58:03Z

Direkitteh: Added table without explanations and fixed "hypen" typo

{{comic
| number = 1963
| date = March 5, 2018
| title = Namespace Land Rush
| image = namespace_land_rush.png
| titletext = You can also just mash the keyboard at random, but you might end up with a gibberish name no one can pronounce.
}}

==Explanation==
{{incomplete|Expand the explanation. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}
When a new web server starts, such as a forum, a social media server or an email portal, the first people to sign up get to choose their username on the service, which blocks future users from those usernames. Common names such as "john" are likely to be taken quickly. This is analogous to the way that land was distributed in America, with the first to claim able to choose the best land.

The title text is a self-reference to "xkcd", The name of the comic is an unpronounceable meaningless result of mashing the keyboard.

(Note: for a more serious list of problematic user names to block from a service provider’s point of view, see [https://ldpreload.com/blog/names-to-reserve Hostnames and usernames to reserve] as well as [https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2142 RFC 2142].)

==Table==
{{incomplete|Add explanations of the names. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}
{| class="wikitable" style="width: 100%;"
!Entry
!Explanation
|-
!colspan=2|Straightforward
|-
|<Your usual username, if any>
|
|-
|<Your given name>
|
|-
|<Your full name>
|
|-
|<Initial><Surname>
|
|-
|<Surname>
|
|-
!colspan=2|Recognizable
|-
|Google
|
|-
|iPhone
|
|-
|Facebook
|
|-
|BitCoin
|
|-
|Obama
|
|-
|Canada
|
|-
|NFL
|
|-
|Garfield
|
|-
|<Your city>
|
|-
|NASA
|
|-
|<Name of person who runs the service>
|
|-
!colspan=3|Causing Trouble
|-
|User
|
|-
|Username
|
|-
|Name
|
|-
|You
|
|-
|Guest
|
|-
|Account
|
|-
!colspan=2|Causing More Trouble
|-
|Admin
|
|-
|Administrator
|
|-
|System
|
|-
|<Name of service>
|
|-
|Help
|
|-
|Error
|
|-
!colspan=2|Impossible to Say
|-
|Hyphen-Emdash
|
|-
|Dash-8hyphen-8
|
|-
|Zero0ne2numeral2
|
|-
|KrisasinHemsworth
|
|-
|TheWord&Ampersand
|
|-
|ZettaWith3Teees 
|
|-
!colspan=2|Misc
|-
|<Single Letters>
|
|-
|<Single Numbers>
|
|-
|<Common Words>
|
|-
|<SQL/JS Injection>
|
|-
|ASDF
|
|-
|QWERTY
|
|-
|Yes
|
|-
|Bot
|
|-
|Computer
|
|-
|Blocked
|
|-
|Deleted
|
|-
|Jeeves
|
|-
|Narrator
|
|-
|Internet
|
|-
|NPC
|
|-
|Password
|
|-
!colspan=2|Permissive Character Sets
|-
|<Space>
|
|-
|<nowiki>@ é | " "</nowiki>
|
|-
|<NBSP>
|
|-
|<nowiki>\ . # " '</nowiki>
|
|-
|<RTL override>
|
|-
|<nowiki>– - _ / ` ' `</nowiki>
|
|-
|<Any emoji>
|
|-
|","
|
|-
|<nowiki>&NBSP</nowiki>;
|
|-
|<nowiki></HTML></nowiki>
|
|-
|&LT;/HTML&GT;
|
|-
| style="width: 30%; word-wrap: break-word;"|OkThisIsKindOfConfusingButIt's <LessThan\ForwardSlashHTML GreaterThanActualGreaterThan Symbol>Yes,ThatWasAllPartOfThe Name,ButSoIs...Ok,LetMeStartOver
|
|-
|}

==Transcript==
'''NAMESPACE LAND RUSH CHEAT SHEET'''

WHEN A NEW SERVICE APPEARS THAT LETS YOU REGISTER A NAME, HERE ARE SOME YOU MAY WANT TO TRY AND GET FIRST:

{|
!colspan=3|Straightforward
!colspan=2|Recognizable
|-
|colspan=3|<Your usual username, if any>
|Google||iPhone
|-
|colspan=3|<Your given name>
|Facebook||BitCoin
|-
|colspan=3|<Your full name>
|Obama||Canada
|-
|colspan=3|<Initial><Surname>
|NFL||Garfield
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|<Surname>
|colspan=2 rowspan=2|(Bold & Slightly Unconventional)
|<Your city>||NASA
|-
|colspan=3| 
|colspan=2|<Name of person who runs the service>
|- style="vertical-align:bottom;"
!Causing Trouble
!colspan=2|Causing More Trouble
!colspan=2|Impossible to Say
|-
|User
|colspan=2|Admin
|colspan=2|Hyphen-Emdash
|-
|Username
|colspan=2|Administrator
|colspan=2|Dash-8hyphen-8
|-
|Name
|colspan=2|System
|colspan=2|Zero0ne2numeral2
|-
|You
|colspan=2|<Name of service>
|colspan=2|KrisasinHemsworth
|-
|Guest
|colspan=2|Help
|colspan=2|TheWord&Ampersand
|-
|Account
|colspan=2|Error
|colspan=2|ZettaWith3Teees 
|-
!Misc!! 
!colspan=3|Permissive Character Sets
|-
|colspan=2|<Single Letters>
|<Space>|| 
|<nowiki>@ é | " "</nowiki>
|-
|colspan=2|<Single Numbers>
|<NBSP>|| 
|<nowiki>\ . # " '</nowiki>
|-
|colspan=2|<Common Words>
|colspan=2|<RTL override>
|<nowiki>– - _ / ` ' `</nowiki>
|-
|colspan=2|<SQL/JS Injection>
|<Any emoji>
|style="text-align:center;"|","
|<nowiki>&NBSP</nowiki>;
|-
|ASDF||QWERTY
|<nowiki></HTML></nowiki>
|style="text-align:right;" colspan=2|&LT;/HTML&GT;
|-
|Yes||Bot
|colspan=3|OkThisIsKindOfConfusingButIt's
|-
|Computer||Blocked
|colspan=3|<LessThan\ForwardSlashHTML
|-
|Deleted||Jeeves
|colspan=3|GreaterThanActualGreaterThan
|-
|Narrator||Internet
|colspan=3|Symbol>Yes,ThatWasAllPartOfThe
|-
|NPC||Password
|colspan=3|Name,ButSoIs...Ok,LetMeStartOver
|}

{{comic discussion}}

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1963: Namespace Land Rush

1963: Namespace Land Rush