John Doe in.... Different languages
We’re building some documentation around EAI and creating some generic, but culturally local, examples of email addresses. In the US it might be something like john.doe@example.com. In the UK it might be something like john.bull@example.com. And in NZ it would be Joe.Bloggs@example.com I’m looking for similar, ‘everyman’ names in other places, particularly those that don’t use only ascii. So, if you have any suggestions, please do let me know. Don
Hi Don There’s a wikipedia page on this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_placeholder_names_by_language best Jay
On 2/02/2017, at 12:23 PM, Don Hollander <don.hollander@icann.org> wrote:
We’re building some documentation around EAI and creating some generic, but culturally local, examples of email addresses.
In the US it might be something like john.doe@example.com. In the UK it might be something like john.bull@example.com. And in NZ it would be Joe.Bloggs@example.com
I’m looking for similar, ‘everyman’ names in other places, particularly those that don’t use only ascii.
So, if you have any suggestions, please do let me know.
Don
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We’re building some documentation around EAI and creating some generic, but culturally local, examples of email addresses.
In the US it might be something like john.doe@example.com. In the UK it might be something like john.bull@example.com. And in NZ it would be Joe.Bloggs@example.com
I’m looking for similar, ‘everyman’ names in other places, particularly those that don’t use only ascii.
So, if you have any suggestions, please do let me know.
Don
On 2/1/2017 3:23 PM, Don Hollander wrote:
We’re building some documentation around EAI and creating some generic, but culturally local, examples of email addresses.
In the US it might be something like john.doe@example.com <mailto:john.doe@example.com>. In the UK it might be something like john.bull@example.com <mailto:john.bull@example.com>. And in NZ it would be Joe.Bloggs@example.com <mailto:Joe.Bloggs@example.com>
I’m looking for similar, ‘everyman’ names in other places, particularly those that don’t use only ascii.
So, if you have any suggestions, please do let me know.
Don
Can't help you there; in German, the last name for examples is often "Mustermann" (where "Muster" is patter/example). Not sure whether he or she has a preferred first name. None of them have non-ASCII characters. A./
On Wednesday, 1 February 2017 23:23:43 GMT Don Hollander wrote:
We’re building some documentation around EAI and creating some generic, but culturally local, examples of email addresses.
In the US it might be something like john.doe@example.com. In the UK it might be something like john.bull@example.com. And in NZ it would be Joe.Bloggs@example.com
FWIW, here in the UK john.bull@example.com would get you some very strange looks(*). We're most probably with the Kiwis with Joe (or Fred Bloggs), though both sound somewhat antiquated and I don't think are commonly used. In fact, thinking about it I personally would go so far as to say that these days we don't really have any standard placeholder names, generally preferring to make up names that sound 'normal' - see, for example, https:// personal.help.royalmail.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/81/~/clear-addressing--- how-to-address-your-mail. (Of course, having said that I promptly ran across advice on gov.uk design guidelines https://designpatterns.hackpad.com/Knowledge-based-authentication-Nc91dMM61B... which uses 'Joe Bloggs'). (*) For those who don't know the name, 'John Bull' is a 18th century archetype kind of similar to Uncle Sam but without any connotation of links to government. I rather doubt whether my kids (22 & 19) have heard the name. -- Jim Hague jim@sinodun.com Never trust a computer you can't lift. Sinodun Internet Technologies Ltd. +44 7941 697732
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