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[Ohsewsimple]

That was how I used to choose my passwords @MrTwingo although some sites stipulate what is needed and sometimes characters or numbers aren’t allowed.  Nowadays I generally let my iPad or Mac choose and save them for me. 

[Greybird]

Sorry everyone - all this excitement happened without me - only just seen it. Whatever it was - I'm glad it has been sorted now.

[BrendaP]

Same here!

[Silver Rose]

Thank you  @Stitches and  @Mr Twingo 

[Iminei]

??????????????

[Ouryve]

@Iminei, @Missie who apparently had become a man posted a dodgy link. Obviously her account had been compromised.

[Iminei]

Good Grief!

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[Renegade Sewist]

@Iminei I was kinda curious as to her suggestions on buying crypto. Now we'll never know.

Poor Missie is going to be appalled when she discovers this.

[HenriettaMaria]

Another tip on dreaming up passwords is to use, eg, a memorable poem or quote to help you remember.  So, to use a random example, take the first letters of the words in:

Now is the winter of our discontent made glorious summer by this son of York

That becomes :

nitwoodmgsbtsoy

Switch in some capital letters and top-row characters and you get

n!Tw0OdmG$bT5oY

[Renegade Sewist]

Hmmm.

Twas brillig, and the slithy toves
      Did gyre and gimble in the wabe:
All mimsy were the borogoves,
      And the mome raths outgrabe

I'm thinking too memorable and I'll never remember any of it. Poor old addled brain.

[Lachica]

@Renegade Sewist that's one I always remember too - at the expense of more useful stuff!

[Missie]

Crumbs, what excitement and I've no  idea what it was about.  Thanks all.  No idea how I got hacked as my password was used only for this site and not an obvious one at all!

[Ouryve]

It's a relief that you didn't have wider problems to deal with, @Missie

[Missie]

It's a relief that you didn't have wider problems to deal with, @Missie

Not that I know of, yet