March 5, 2018

#1963: Namespace Land Rush explain

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 )

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>

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** (Bold & Slightly Unconventional)

* Recognizable

** “Google”

** “iPhone”

** “Facebook”

** “BitCoin”

** “Obama”

** “Canada”

** “NFL”

** “Garfield”

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** “NASA”

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* Causing Trouble

** “User”

** “Username”

** “Name”

** “You”

** “Guest”

** “Account”

* Causing More Trouble

** “Admin”

** “Administrator”

** “System”

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** “Help”

** “Error”

* Impossible to Say

** “Hyphen-Emdash”

** “Dash-8hyphen-8”

** “Zero0ne2numeral2”

** “KrisasinHemsworth”

** “TheWord&Ampersand”

** “ZettaWith3Teees”

* Misc

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** <SQL/JS Injection>

** “ASDF”

** “QWERTY”

** “Yes”

** “Bot”

** “Computer”

** “Blocked”

** “Deleted”

** “Jeeves”

** “Narrator”

** “Internet”

** “NPC”

** “Password”

* Permissive Character Sets

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** “&NBSP;”

** “”

** “</HTML>”

** one or more of the following symbols: @ é | “ ” \ . # " ‘ – - _ / ’ ’ `

** “,” (including quote marks)

** “OkThisIsKindOfConfusingButIt’s<LessThan\ForwardSlashHTMLGreaterThanActualGreaterThanSymbol>Yes,ThatWasAllPartOfTheName,ButSoIs…Ok,LetMeStartOver””