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Changing username/Simple

This page is a forum in which users can request, and global renamers (including stewards) can consider and carry out, requests to rename accounts to usernames that are not yet taken on any Wikimedia project. While global renamers carry out renames, other users (including bots) help by "clerking" the mechanics of this process. If you wish to help as a clerk, please read the linked page carefully.

Instructions

For help 'vanishing' from Wikipedia, please see courtesy vanishing.

Once you have decided on the name you would like:

Read this page first. You must be aware of, and understand, all of that information before requesting a username change
Check to make sure this username is not already in use. Do this by searching for the name here. If the name appears in the results, even if on another Wikimedia project, it is taken.
Do not create an account under the new name or move/redirect your userpages. We'll do that for you.
Log in with your present username in order to place your request. Renames will not be approved if the requester is not logged in.
Click here to place your request.
- Add your desired username after NEW=
- Add a reason for the change after REASON=
- Do not change anything after CURRENT=
Make sure that you have spelt your desired name correctly, including capitalization and spacing. Save the page. If your request is submitted malformed, please remedy it according to this page.
Check back on this page periodically to answer any questions that may arise regarding your request. Please be patient. It may take a few days for your request to be completed. If you do not answer any questions, your request may be declined due to no response.
Once your request has been completed, please do not remove or change your request. It will be archived automatically by a bot.

Requests that do not adhere to these instructions or that are grossly malformed are subject to removal.

Important Notes After you are renamed...

Due to technical limitations, usernames may not start with a lowercase letter. However, you may use the template {{lowercase title}} on your user and user talk pages, and change your signature to reflect your preference.
Underscores and spaces are considered identical by the MediaWiki software.
Use of a company, organization, group, website, or product name as a username is prohibited by the username policy.
Please understand the implications of using your real name before requesting a name change to it.

... your name will be changed to the new one in the page history of every page you've edited.
... your userpage and any subpages will be moved to the new name automatically. Please do not attempt to move them yourself.
... links left by your previous signatures will still point to the old userpage; however, a redirect will be left behind to your new userpage.
... your request will be automatically moved to the archives in the interest of transparency.

Current requests

Paullywaully88 → Looseslacks

Current name: Paullywaully88 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
Requested name: Looseslacks (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google)
Previous renames: current user, target user, Queue: open req, closed req
For global renamer: rename user
Reason: somebody else used my account, this also my username for a number of soacial networking sites Paullywaully88 (talk) 22:48, 1 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
SoxBot Beta has evaluated this request, and renaming appears to be possible. SoxBot (talk) 22:51, 1 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Bureaucrat note: Please explain what you mean by "somebody else used my account". —Anonymous Dissident^Talk 11:07, 2 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Not done No reply. --Dweller (talk) 11:56, 9 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Woozifi → FerencHsu802

Current name: Woozifi (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
Requested name: FerencHsu802 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google)
Previous renames: current user, target user, Queue: open req, closed req
For global renamer: rename user
Reason: To protect personal information, for I've created lots of account by this name. Woozifi (talk) 02:06, 2 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
SoxBot Beta has evaluated this request, and a problem(s) was found. Target account conflicts with SUL. SoxBot (talk) 02:06, 2 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Clerk note: are you FerencHsu802 on ja.wiki? @Kate (talk) 16:59, 2 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
- Yes, it's already changed. -Woozifi (talk) 02:45, 10 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Bureaucrat note: I'd appreciate a clerk chasing this one, please. --Dweller (talk) 11:56, 9 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Clerk note: I left him a note on his talk page the same day that I left the above clerk note, but I've gone ahead and e-mailed him today. @Kate (parlez) 17:37, 9 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Tonytmusic → Tony T Nguyen

Current name: Tonytmusic (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
Requested name: Tony T Nguyen (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google)
Previous renames: current user, target user, Queue: open req, closed req
For global renamer: rename user
Reason: I wanted to use my real name and create a page on Tony T Nguyen Tonytmusic (talk) 08:58, 3 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
SoxBot Beta has evaluated this request, and renaming appears to be possible. SoxBot (talk) 09:00, 3 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Bureaucrat note: Please see WP:COI. Autobiographies on the English Wikipedia are strongly discouraged, as it is almost impossible for a person to write neutrally about themselves. —Anonymous Dissident^Talk 10:47, 3 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

1Steelhead2 → Paul H. Ford Jr.

Current name: 1Steelhead2 (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
Requested name: Paul H. Ford Jr. (SUL reports: old & new) (rename user)
Reason: 1Steelhead2 (talk) 18:17, 7 December 2009 (UTC)Current name is confusing to readers desiring access to the donation.[reply]

I've reformatted this request, as it was malformed, but you could please confirm that Paul H. Ford Jr. is the correct desired name? –Juliancolton | ^Talk 18:23, 7 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Clerk note: Could you please clarify your rationale? It doesn't make much sense what-so-ever. -Jeremy ^{(v^_^v Stop... at a WHAMMY!!)} 23:50, 7 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Geuiwogbil → G.W.

Current name: Geuiwogbil (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
Requested name: G.W. (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google)
Previous renames: current user, target user, Queue: open req, closed req
For global renamer: rename user
Reason: "Geuiwogbil" is silly and difficult to pronounce correctly. "G.W." is not. Geuiwogbil (Talk) 20:09, 9 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
SoxBot Beta has evaluated this request, and renaming appears to be possible. SoxBot (talk) 20:10, 9 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Done ···日本穣^? · 投稿 · Talk to Nihonjoe 02:46, 10 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Ericbonetti → Citsejam

Current name: Ericbonetti (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
Requested name: Citsejam (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google)
Previous renames: current user, target user, Queue: open req, closed req
For global renamer: rename user
Reason: harassment due fact that I am a police officer Ericbonetti (talk) 23:05, 9 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
SoxBot Beta has evaluated this request, and a problem(s) was found. Target username exists, and it has edits, deleted edits, and/or log edits. SoxBot (talk) 23:06, 9 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Clerk note: As SoxBot was kind enough to inform you of, this account already exists, though it meets the criteria for usurpation. However, due to the reason behind your request you might not wish to wait the 7 days that it takes for an usurpation to be carried out. Is there another name, not listed at Special:ListUsers, that you would prefer? @Kate (parlez) 23:11, 9 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

ShamWow → Plot Spoiler

Current name: ShamWow (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
Requested name: Plot Spoiler (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google)
Previous renames: current user, target user, Queue: open req, closed req
For global renamer: rename user
Reason: ShamWow! is the name of a popular sponge product marketed by notable infomercial maven Vince Offer. I was informed that I can no longer have this username as it is ostensibly named after this product (although I am not attempting to represent it in any way). Regardless, I will change my name to that listed above. Thank you. ShamWow (talk) 01:59, 10 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
SoxBot Beta has evaluated this request, and renaming appears to be possible. SoxBot (talk) 02:00, 10 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Bureaucrat note: Your ShamWow account has a unified login, though you don't appear to have made any edits on the 15 other wikis on which you have accounts. Are you fine with being renamed just on this wiki, which will detach this account from your global account? If you want all of your accounts renamed together, you will need to place a request on WP:CHU/SUL. ···日本穣^? · 投稿 · Talk to Nihonjoe 02:39, 10 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, I have only made edits to English Wikipedia. What do you suggest?ShamWow (talk) 04:19, 10 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Done Since your old accounts have no edits, you can just recreate them as you edit other wikis automatically. MBisanz ^talk 04:31, 10 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

hasan_alikhattak → hasanalikhattak

Current name: Hasan alikhattak (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
Requested name: Hasanalikhattak (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google)
Previous renames: current user, target user, Queue: open req, closed req
For global renamer: rename user

aLieNzwOrkshOp (talk) 00:10, 10 December 2009 (UTC) its my full name and it looks for good to me[reply]

Clerk note: Moved from WP:CHU/U. @Kate (parlez) 02:07, 10 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Bureaucrat note: Are you aware of (and comfortable with) the potential implications associated with using a real name? I'm assuming it's okay based on your current username, but I want to make sure. ···日本穣^? · 投稿 · Talk to Nihonjoe 02:41, 10 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

RiverBendAcademy → GopherGirl85

Current name: RiverBendAcademy (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
Requested name: GopherGirl85 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google)
Previous renames: current user, target user, Queue: open req, closed req
For global renamer: rename user

RiverBendAcademy (talk) 02:33, 10 December 2009 (UTC)}}[reply]

Clerk note: Moved from WP:CHU/U. @Kate (parlez) 02:35, 10 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Bureaucrat note: Please provide a reason for renaming. ···日本穣^? · 投稿 · Talk to Nihonjoe 02:42, 10 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I assume that it might have to do with this. @Kate (parlez) 02:43, 10 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

You're probably right; thanks, Kate.

Bureaucrat note: Your RiverBendAcademy account has a unified login, though you only have one edit on Commons and no edits on Meta (see here). Are you fine with being renamed just on this wiki, which will detach this account from your global account? ···日本穣^? · 投稿 · Talk to Nihonjoe 02:51, 10 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

SparksBoy → RetiredWikipedian789

Current name: SparksBoy (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
Requested name: RetiredWikipedian789 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google)
Previous renames: current user, target user, Queue: open req, closed req
For global renamer: rename user
Reason: I would like to use my rtv please :) SparksBoy (talk) 05:29, 10 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

SoxBot Beta has evaluated this request, and renaming appears to be possible. SoxBot (talk) 05:30, 10 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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 ::I assume that it might have to do with [[user talk:RiverBendAcademy|this]]. <small>[[user:Katerenka|<span style="font-family:Verdana;color:deeppink">'''@Kate'''</span>]] [[user talk:Katerenka|<span style="font-family:Verdana;color:deeppink">'''(parlez)'''</span>]]</small> 02:43, 10 December 2009 (UTC)
 :::You're probably right; thanks, Kate.
-:{{bureaucrat note}} Your RiverBendAcademy account has a [[WP:SUL|unified login]], though you only have one edit on Commons and no edits on Meta (see [http://toolserver.org/~vvv/sulutil.php?user=RiverBendAcademy here]). Are you fine with being renamed just on this wiki, which will detach this account from your global account? If you want all of your accounts renamed together, you will need to place a request on [[WP:CHU/SUL]]. ···[[User:Nihonjoe|<font color="darkgreen">日本穣</font>]]<sup>[[Help:Installing Japanese character sets|?]]</sup> · <small><font color="blue">[[Special:Contributions/Nihonjoe|投稿]]</font> · [[User talk:Nihonjoe|Talk to Nihonjoe]]</small> 02:51, 10 December 2009 (UTC)
+:{{bureaucrat note}} Your RiverBendAcademy account has a [[WP:SUL|unified login]], though you only have one edit on Commons and no edits on Meta (see [http://toolserver.org/~vvv/sulutil.php?user=RiverBendAcademy here]). Are you fine with being renamed just on this wiki, which will detach this account from your global account? ···[[User:Nihonjoe|<font color="darkgreen">日本穣</font>]]<sup>[[Help:Installing Japanese character sets|?]]</sup> · <small><font color="blue">[[Special:Contributions/Nihonjoe|投稿]]</font> · [[User talk:Nihonjoe|Talk to Nihonjoe]]</small> 02:51, 10 December 2009 (UTC)
 === SparksBoy → RetiredWikipedian789 ===