In a first step you can have a descriptive branch name for your default branch and if you feel you need to go further you can rename your repository. Isn't thi

In a first step you can have a descriptive branch name for your default branch and if you feel you need to go further you can rename your repository. Isn't this enough? For really popular forks you can often see that in the members tab many sub forks have forked off them. This is a good hint for a project that has left the original repository behind.