diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 8acb6c6..8526d07 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -262,3 +262,31 @@ To use ``fwd``, first assign ``fwd()`` to a variable, then use that variable in
         subtract = base & '-' >> expr > (lambda x: x[0] - x[1])
         expr.define(add | subtract | base)
     assert ArithmeticParsers.expr.parse('2-(1+2)') == Success(-1.0)
+
+``success(value)``: always succeed with value
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+This parser always succeeds with the given ``value`` of an arbitrary type while consuming no input. Its utility is limited to inserting arbitrary values into complex parsers, often as a placeholder for unimplemented code. Usually, these kinds of values are better inserted as a post processing step or with a conversion parser ``>``, but for prototyping, this parser can be convenient.
+
+.. code:: python
+
+    class HostnameParsers(TextParsers, whitespace=None):
+        port = success(80)  # TODO: do not just ignore other ports
+        host = rep1sep(reg('[A-Za-z0-9]+([-]+[A-Za-z0-9]+)*'), '.')
+        server = host & port
+    assert HostnameParsers.server.parse('drhagen.com') == Success([['drhagen', 'com'], 80])
+
+``failure(expected)``: always fail with message
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+This parser always fails with a message that it is expecting the given string ``expected``. Its utility is limited to marking sections of code as either not yet implemented or providing a better error message for common bad input. Usually, these kinds of messages are better crafted as a processing step following parsing, but for prototyping, they can be inserted with this parser.
+
+.. code:: python
+
+    class HostnameParsers(TextParsers, whitespace=None):
+        # TODO: implement allowing different port
+        port = lit('80') | reg('[0-9]+') & failure('no other port than 80')
+        host = rep1sep(reg('[A-Za-z0-9]+([-]+[A-Za-z0-9]+)*'), '.')
+        server = host << ':' & port
+    assert HostnameParsers.server.parse('drhagen.com:443') == \
+        Failure('Expected no other port than 80 but found end of source')
diff --git a/examples/url.py b/examples/url.py
index 3b9ec46..c98894c 100644
--- a/examples/url.py
+++ b/examples/url.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ class TypicalUrlParsers(TextParsers, whitespace=None):
     password = rep(reg(r'[-_.+A-Za-z0-9]+') | encoded) > ''.join
     userinfo = username << ':' & password > splat(UserInfo)
 
-    domain_name = rep1sep(reg('[A-Za-z0-9]+([-][A-Za-z0-9])*') > str.lower, '.') << opt('.') > (
+    domain_name = rep1sep(reg('[A-Za-z0-9]+([-]+[A-Za-z0-9]+)*') > str.lower, '.') << opt('.') > (
         lambda x: DomainName(list(reversed(x))))
     ipv4_address = reg(r'[0-9]{1,3}\.[0-9]{1,3}\.[0-9]{1,3}\.[0-9]{1,3}') > IPv4Address
     ipv6_address = reg(r'\[([A-Fa-f0-9]{1,4}(:[A-Fa-f0-9]{1,4}){1,7})\]'