User Naming Practices?

Kymermosst asks: "Recently, this post was made to comp.sys.sun.misc, and sparked a large debate on the subject of usernames. What standardized user-naming schemes are used out in the 'real world,' if any? Has any company's scheme become a security risk due to its predictability? Were any benefits gained by using any particular system?"

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Passwords

[zpengo]

The real danger is a standardized usernaming scheme + a standardized default password scheme (e.g., "password", or same as username). The "It won't happen to me" mindset takes over, and a majority of users never change their passwords. It's easy enough to get into anyone's account on systems like that.