March 5, 2018

#1963: Namespace Land Rush

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>
  • (Bold & Slightly Unconventional)

• Recognizable

  • “Google”
  • “iPhone”
  • “Facebook”
  • “BitCoin”
  • “Obama”
  • “Canada”
  • “NFL”
  • “Garfield”
  • “NASA”

• Causing Trouble

  • “User”
  • “Username”
  • “Name”
  • “You”
  • “Guest”
  • “Account”

• Causing More Trouble

  • “Admin”
  • “Administrator”
  • “System”
  • “Help”
  • “Error”

• Impossible to Say

  • “Hyphen-Emdash”
  • “Dash-8hyphen-8”
  • “Zero0ne2numeral2”
  • “KrisasinHemsworth”
  • “TheWord&Ampersand”
  • “ZettaWith3Teees”

• Misc

  • <SQL/JS Injection>
  • “ASDF”
  • “QWERTY”
  • “Yes”
  • “Bot”
  • “Computer”
  • “Blocked”
  • “Deleted”
  • “Jeeves”
  • “Narrator”
  • “Internet”
  • “NPC”
  • “Password”

• Permissive Character Sets

  • “&NBSP;”
  • “”
  • “</HTML>”
  • one or more of the following symbols: @ é | “ ” \ . # " ‘ – - _ / ’ ’ `
  • “,” (including quote marks)
  • “OkThisIsKindOfConfusingButIt’s<LessThan\ForwardSlashHTMLGreaterThanActualGreaterThanSymbol>Yes,ThatWasAllPartOfTheName,ButSoIs…Ok,LetMeStartOver””