#1963: Namespace Land Rush

XKCD comic, described below.
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Namespace Land Rush Cheat Sheet (Note: if an item is "quoted", it is meant literally, otherwise the reader is supposed to substitute their own information for words in <angle brackets>)

When a new service appears that lets you register a name, here are some you may want to try and get first:

  • Straightforward
    • <Your usual username, if any>
    • <Your given name>
    • <Your full name>
    • <Initial><Surname>
    • <Surname> (Bold & Slightly Unconventional)
  • Recognizable
    • "Google"
    • "iPhone"
    • "Facebook"
    • "BitCoin"
    • "Obama"
    • "Canada"
    • "NFL"
    • "Garfield"
    • <Your city>
    • "NASA"
    • <Name of person who runs the service>
  • Causing Trouble
    • "User"
    • "Username"
    • "Name"
    • "You"
    • "Guest"
    • "Account"
  • Causing More Trouble
    • "Admin"
    • "Administrator"
    • "System"
    • <Name of service>
    • "Help"
    • "Error"
  • Impossible to Say
    • "Hyphen-Emdash"
    • "Dash-8hyphen-8"
    • "Zero0ne2numeral2"
    • "KrisasinHemsworth"
    • "TheWord&Ampersand"
    • "ZettaWith3Teees"
  • Misc
    • <Single Letters>
    • <Single Numbers>
    • <Common Words>
    • <SQL/JS Injection>
    • "ASDF"
    • "QWERTY"
    • "Yes"
    • "Bot"
    • "Computer"
    • "Blocked"
    • "Deleted"
    • "Jeeves"
    • "Narrator"
    • "Internet"
    • "NPC"
    • "Password"
  • Permissive Character Sets
    • <Space>
    • <NBSP>
    • <RTL override>
    • <Any emoji>
    • "&NBSP;"
    • "</HTML>"
    • "&LT;/HTML&GT;"
    • one or more of the following symbols: @ é | “ ” \ . # " ‘ – - _ / ’ ' `
    • "," (including quote marks)
    • "OkThisIsKindOfConfusingButIt's<LessThan\ForwardSlashHTMLGreaterThanActualGreaterThanSymbol>Yes,ThatWasAllPartOfTheName,ButSoIs...​Ok,LetMeStartOver”"

(Sourced from explainxkcd.com)

Title text:You can also just mash the keyboard at random, but you might end up with a gibberish name no one can pronounce.


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