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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
− | When a new web service starts, such as a forum, a social media server or an email portal, the people who sign up get to choose their username on the service, which, in most cases, blocks future users from using those usernames. Common names such as "john" are likely to be taken quickly. This is analogous to the way that | + | When a new web service starts, such as a forum, a social media server or an email portal, the people who sign up get to choose their username on the service, which, in most cases, blocks future users from using 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. |
This comic is a list of usernames [[Randall]] suggests should be used if they are available. | This comic is a list of usernames [[Randall]] suggests should be used if they are available. | ||
− | The title text is a self-reference to "xkcd"; the name of the comic is a purposefully unpronounceable phrase created by Randall | + | The title text is a self-reference to "xkcd"; the name of the comic is a purposefully unpronounceable phrase created by Randall. |
(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].) | (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== | ==Table== | ||
+ | {{incomplete|Add explanations of the names. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}} | ||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
!style="width:30%"|Entry | !style="width:30%"|Entry | ||
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|<Surname> | |<Surname> | ||
− | |Possibly available if your last name is more uncommon; names like " | + | |Possibly available if your last name is more uncommon; names like "smith" or "kim" will probably be taken faster than even given names. |
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!colspan=2|Recognizable (Usernames that would make it look like the email came from an official source within the organization named) | !colspan=2|Recognizable (Usernames that would make it look like the email came from an official source within the organization named) | ||
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|Facebook | |Facebook | ||
− | | | + | |Similiar to Google above. |
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− | | | + | |BitCoin |
− | | | + | |When this was released, bitcoin (and related cryptocurrencies) are in the news for their spectacular rise and fall. The owner of this account may impersonate that this '''is''' Bitcoin, causing unsuspecting users to lose bitcoins (or worse, actual money). |
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|Obama | |Obama | ||
− | |Impersonating | + | |Impersonating a president, supposedly to send messages as them to make them seem bad (or not). |
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|Canada | |Canada | ||
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|NFL | |NFL | ||
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|Garfield | |Garfield | ||
− | |In the original "GMail" service on the Internet, the G stood for "Garfield" | + | |In the original "GMail" service on the Internet, the G stood for "Garfield" |
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|<Your city> | |<Your city> | ||
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|NASA | |NASA | ||
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|<Name of person who runs the service> | |<Name of person who runs the service> | ||
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!colspan=3|Causing Trouble (Usernames that might cause errors when mixed with the service's back-end code) | !colspan=3|Causing Trouble (Usernames that might cause errors when mixed with the service's back-end code) | ||
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|Username | |Username | ||
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|Name | |Name | ||
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|You | |You | ||
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|Account | |Account | ||
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!colspan=2|Causing More Trouble | !colspan=2|Causing More Trouble | ||
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|<Name of service> | |<Name of service> | ||
− | |Pretending to be the official account of the service | + | |Pretending to be the official account of the service. |
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|Help | |Help | ||
− | |Pretending to be the help account. This could | + | |Pretending to be the help account. This could led to many questions from new users. |
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|Error | |Error | ||
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|Hyphen-Emdash | |Hyphen-Emdash | ||
− | |Could be read "Hyphen hyphen Em dash" or "Hyphen dash em dash | + | |Could be read "Hyphen hyphen Em dash" or "Hyphen dash em dash" |
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|Dash-8hyphen-8 | |Dash-8hyphen-8 | ||
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!colspan=2|Misc | !colspan=2|Misc | ||
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− | |<Single Letters> | + | |<Single Letters> |
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+ | |<Single Numbers> | ||
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|<Common Words> | |<Common Words> | ||
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|<SQL/JS Injection> | |<SQL/JS Injection> | ||
|Codes such as "Drop Table" intended to cause errors or even damage the service's back-end code. (See [[327|Comic 327]]) | |Codes such as "Drop Table" intended to cause errors or even damage the service's back-end code. (See [[327|Comic 327]]) | ||
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− | |ASDF | + | |ASDF |
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+ | |QWERTY | ||
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|Yes | |Yes | ||
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− | |Bot | + | |Bot |
|Pretending to be a bot. | |Pretending to be a bot. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Computer | ||
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|Blocked | |Blocked | ||
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|Deleted | |Deleted | ||
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|Jeeves | |Jeeves | ||
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|Narrator | |Narrator | ||
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|Internet | |Internet | ||
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|NPC | |NPC | ||
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|Password | |Password | ||
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!colspan=2|Permissive Character Sets | !colspan=2|Permissive Character Sets | ||
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|<Space> | |<Space> | ||
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− | |<nowiki> | + | |<nowiki>@ é | “ ”</nowiki> |
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|<NBSP> | |<NBSP> | ||
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− | |<nowiki>\ . #</nowiki> | + | |<nowiki>\ . # " ‘</nowiki> |
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|<RTL override> | |<RTL override> | ||
|The right to left override is an Unicode character which forces text after it to be laid out right to left. Thus, in left-to-right locales, it flips everything after it. This can be rather amusing if permitted. (See [[1137|Comic 1137]]) | |The right to left override is an Unicode character which forces text after it to be laid out right to left. Thus, in left-to-right locales, it flips everything after it. This can be rather amusing if permitted. (See [[1137|Comic 1137]]) | ||
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− | |<nowiki>– - _ /</nowiki> | + | |<nowiki>– - _ / ’ ' `</nowiki> |
− | |Includes both the em-dash and the hyphen, which are easily confused and are highly unusual for user names | + | |Includes both the em-dash and the hyphen, which are easily confused, as well as the grave accent (`) and the apostrophe ('), which are easy to confuse. Besides being highly unusual for user names and confusing, some of these symbols (like the grave accent) have special meanings in languages like Javascript and can therefore cause bugs or even security issues on web pages. |
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|<Any emoji> | |<Any emoji> | ||
− | |Current databases are not set up to store emojis as characters. | + | |Current databases are not set up to store emojis as characters. |
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|"," | |"," | ||
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|<nowiki>&NBSP</nowiki>; | |<nowiki>&NBSP</nowiki>; | ||
− | |The special entity in HTML (web page language) for a non-breaking space, or a space that prevents an automatic line-break at its position. When rendered as part of an HTML page without sanitization, this would only display a space | + | |The special entity in HTML (web page language) for a non-breaking space, or a space that prevents an automatic line-break at its position. When rendered as part of an HTML page without sanitization, this would only display a space. |
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|<nowiki></HTML></nowiki> | |<nowiki></HTML></nowiki> | ||
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|</HTML> | |</HTML> | ||
− | |& | + | |< and > are special character entities in HTML that represent < and >, repectively. So all together, when rendered as part of an HTML document, this would print "<nowiki></HTML></nowiki>" Although this would look similar to the previous <nowiki></HTML></nowiki> entry, it would be unlikely to cause problems as the symbols are not interpreted if encoded as special entities. |
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|OkThisIsKindOfConfusingButIt's <LessThan\ForwardSlashHTML GreaterThanActualGreaterThan Symbol>Yes,ThatWasAllPartOfThe Name,ButSoIs...Ok,LetMeStartOver” | |OkThisIsKindOfConfusingButIt's <LessThan\ForwardSlashHTML GreaterThanActualGreaterThan Symbol>Yes,ThatWasAllPartOfThe Name,ButSoIs...Ok,LetMeStartOver” | ||
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==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
'''Namespace Land Rush Cheat Sheet''' | '''Namespace Land Rush Cheat Sheet''' | ||
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When a new service appears that lets you register a name, here are some you may want to try and get first: | When a new service appears that lets you register a name, here are some you may want to try and get first: | ||
− | + | {| | |
− | + | !colspan=3|<u>Straightforward</u> | |
− | + | !colspan=2|<u>Recognizable</u> | |
− | + | |- | |
− | + | |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<br>Unconventional) | |
− | + | |<Your city>||NASA | |
− | + | |- | |
− | + | |colspan=3| | |
− | + | |colspan=2|<Name of person who<br>runs the service> | |
− | + | |- style="vertical-align:bottom;" | |
− | + | !Causing<br><u>Trouble</u> | |
− | + | !colspan=2|Causing<br><u>More Trouble</u> | |
− | + | !colspan=2|<u>Impossible to Say</u> | |
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− | + | |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 <!-- 3 e's in the image --> | |
− | + | |- | |
− | + | !<u>Misc</u>!! | |
− | + | !colspan=3|<u>Permissive Character Sets</u> | |
− | + | |- | |
− | + | |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|</HTML> | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |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}} | {{comic discussion}} | ||
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