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− | 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. | ||
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|Account | |Account | ||
− | |The opposite of "Guest" (someone without an account). However, for someone with an account, their username will usually be displayed. There is an active user named | + | |The opposite of "Guest" (someone without an account). However, for someone with an account, their username will usually be displayed. There is an active user named "Account" on Explain XKCD. |
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!colspan=2|Causing More Trouble | !colspan=2|Causing More Trouble | ||
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|Administrator | |Administrator | ||
− | |See above. | + | |See above. There was actually a spam user with this name on Explain XKCD. |
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|System | |System | ||
− | |Pretending to be a system-controlled account - might give permissions if the server checks by name. | + | |Pretending to be a system-controlled account - might give permissions if the server checks by name. There was actually a spam user with this name on Explain XKCD. |
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|<Name of service> | |<Name of 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 | ||
− | |This may trick users to do what the user says as they could claim that it was a legitimate error. | + | |This may trick users to do what the user says as they could claim that it was a legitimate error. There was actually a spam user with this name on Explain XKCD. |
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!colspan=2|Impossible to Say | !colspan=2|Impossible to Say | ||
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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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{{comic discussion}} | {{comic discussion}} | ||
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[[Category:iOS]] | [[Category:iOS]] | ||
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