Wikipedia:Changing username/Simple

Instructions

Please read these instructions carefully. Failure to do so will result in a rejected request.

You must use the template shown below in the gray box. If you do not do this, your request will be ignored. Don't forget to sign your name with four tildes, as indicated. If your username contains spaces, you must use an underscore ("_") in the template, as shown below. Do not add links to your username, just the text. {{subst:Renameuser|Old Username|New Username|My Very Convincing Reason.}} -- ~~~~ Check this page periodically to see whether a bureaucrat has fulfilled your request or whether additional information is required. If the request has been fulfilled, read the "Once fulfilled" section for further instructions; of particular importance is the renaming of your userpages to reflect the name change. Please do not request a rename unless it is necessary. If you have only a few edits, see the alternatives below. The link "change username" points to a restricted tool. Only Bureaucrats can access it. Users without a Bureaucrat access level will get an error message instead.

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

Add new requests to the bottom of the page.

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Drusisqo → jadakisssss

• Current name: Drusisqo (talk • contribs)
• Requested name: jadakisssss (change username)
• Reason: I did not realise when creating the account that this name would be public for anyone to see, i prefer to have something to protect my privacy. Sorry for any inconveniences

 Done =Nichalp «Talk»= 02:13, 15 December 2006 (UTC)

Mrnaveed → p3npower

• Current name: Mrnaveed (talk • contribs)
• Requested name: p3npower (change username)
• Reason: This current name contain my name. I do not want my name to come on editing article. -- 86.134.9.48 04:05, 12 December 2006 (UTC)

 Not done You must make your request while logged in under the account that will be renamed. Essjay (Talk) 02:09, 15 December 2006 (UTC)

OCCAdmin → OCC01

It was suggested I rename: "Hello! Calling yourself admin is not a good idea as some editors could mistake you for an administrator. You can go to WP:CHU and request a change of username before you are blocked for possible impersonation. Regards, (aeropagitica) 23:10, 7 December 2006 (UTC) I agree. Alternatively, if you really want to keep this username you should put a note on your user page clarifying that you are not a Wikipedia administrator. Wikipedia policy forbids usernames that imply administrative status on Wikipedia. (I'm sure you were unaware of this and didn't intend to mislead anyone.)--Srleffler 02:08, 8 December 2006 (UTC)"

Please rename to "OCC01"

Template:No template =Nichalp «Talk»= 15:57, 8 December 2006 (UTC)

Cher is a godess → MEJRule

• Current name: Cher is a godess (talk • contribs)
• Requested name: MEJRule (is a godess&newusername=MEJRule change username)
• Reason: With this username, people have discovered who I am and I wish to remain anonymous. Thanks. -- Cher is a godess 15:58, 12 December 2006 (UTC)

Template:No template =Nichalp «Talk»= 17:26, 12 December 2006 (UTC)

Jnonnemaker → Jon44121

• Current name: Jnonnemaker (talk • contribs)
• Requested name: Jon44121 (change username)
• Reason: Exersizing my right to vanish. -- Jnonnemaker 17:53, 13 December 2006 (UTC)

 Done Essjay (Talk) 01:54, 15 December 2006 (UTC)

Supsi → Nikita85

• Current name: Supsi (talk • contribs)
• Requested name: Nikita85 (change username)
• Reason: I would like to have the same name, or at least close to it, as I do in the Finnish Wikipedia. When I registered I didn't think I would use this account much but that will change now. I also use this name in a public picture gallery and I'm not sure if it was a wise decision to have it elsewhere as well. -- Supsi 18:52, 13 December 2006 (UTC)

 Done Essjay (Talk) 01:58, 15 December 2006 (UTC)

Mjg0503 → Formeruser123

• Current name: Mjg0503 (talk • contribs)
• Requested name: Formeruser123 (change username)
• Reason: This is my username from an account I had renamed a little while back. I registered it as a doppelganger account in September, but recently used it for requests on my right to vanish on the new username, since I had forgotten the password. Feel free to check the items in the deletion log to verify this is me. I want to transfer the only contribs on it to a new username to avoid confusion from my early contribs as Mjg0503. Thanks --Mjg0503 21:55, 13 December 2006 (UTC)

 Done Essjay (Talk) 02:13, 15 December 2006 (UTC)

Srbrown → Wordcount3000

• Current name: Srbrown (talk • contribs)
• Requested name: Wordcount3000 (change username)
• Reason: I have made only a few edits, but someone--I think I might know who--went online with my account and did some editing. This has associated the previous username with material I'd rather not be associated with. I hope this can be fixed, and also that I find the culprit and admonish them. Thank you. -- Srbrown 02:25, 13 December 2006 (UTC)

Wait, someone used your account to make offensive edits, and so you want a username change? You realize that changing username moves all the edits made under the old name to the new name, so that everything in Special:Contributions/Srbrown will move to Special:Contributions/Wordcount3000. Is that what you're wanting to do? Essjay (Talk) 03:27, 13 December 2006 (UTC)

• I don't know if the edits would count as "offensive," but they are to entries dealing with topics I prefer not to be associated with--not as per any username, but as per "srbrown" which is too similar to my actual name. I would rather have the edits completely disassociated from me at all, but I don't think that is possible. Is it? If not, I will settle for having the username changed. Thank you for your time. [I didn't know whether you'd look back up the list, so I added this to the bottom here and deleted the earlier request. I apologize if this is wrong.]Srbrown 02:12, 14 December 2006 (UTC)

 Done Essjay (Talk) 02:14, 15 December 2006 (UTC)

Open poppyseed → J Klein

• Current name: Open poppyseed (talk • contribs)
• Requested name: Klein J Klein (change username)
• Reason: Tried earlier to change to Open_Sesame, but told that underscores count as spaces, and open sesame was taken. I now prefer for my name to be displayed than have a username that nobody understands. Thanks. -- Open poppyseed 02:57, 14 December 2006 (UTC)

 Done Essjay (Talk) 02:15, 15 December 2006 (UTC)

USER-cacophony → V0dka

• Current name: USER-cacophony (talk • contribs)
• Requested name: V0dka (change username)
• Reason: Trying to standardize my name across the different websites I'm registered at so I don't have to remember a different username for each site. Also, User:USER-cacophony is confusing and looks bad. -- cacophony ◄► 04:37, 14 December 2006 (UTC)

 Not done Username already exists. Essjay (Talk) 02:17, 15 December 2006 (UTC)

Dstoykov → DStoykov

• Current name: Dstoykov (talk • contribs)
• Requested name: DStoykov (change username)
• Reason: When I created the account I was unware that the first letter will often be automatically capitalized. Dstoykov is incorrect, since it is derived from Deyan Stoykov. I hope I'll have this fixed before I create accounts on commons and wikiquote so that I can have a identical and proper username on all projects. -- Dstoykov 11:25, 14 December 2006 (UTC)

 Done Essjay (Talk) 02:18, 15 December 2006 (UTC)

Graphite_elbow → Graphite_Elbow

• Current name: Graphite_elbow (talk • contribs)
• Requested name: Graphite_Elbow (change username)
• Reason: Basically, I didn't realize that the first letter of the username was always capitalized...and if I must have one, then I'd rather have both. Also - I understand the underscores are converted into spaces, and that's what I want: when I previewed the page with my request, it didn't seem to work properly, so I put them in just to make sure. -- graphite_elbow 14:31, 14 December 2006 (UTC)

 Done Essjay (Talk) 02:19, 15 December 2006 (UTC)

Wikipedia_Administrators → KalpeshSharma

• Current name: Wikipedia_Administrators (talk • contribs)
• Requested name: KalpeshSharma (change username)
• Reason: I am requesting on behalf of User:Wikipedia Administrators, who was blocked for having a misleading username and then requested this new name. See: [1] ★MESSEDROCKER★ 15:24, 14 December 2006 (UTC)

 Done For future reference, renaming a blocked user can cause the new username to be blocked, so it's always best to unblock when a user is doing a rename. I've unblocked this account in order to avoid complications from renaming. Essjay (Talk) 02:22, 15 December 2006 (UTC)

ThomasEpler → PennaBoy

• Current name: ThomasEpler (talk • contribs)
• Requested name: PennaBoy (change username)
• Reason: This current username is my legal name and I now understand the reasons this might not be desirable. Many thanks -- ThomasEpler 03:03, 15 December 2006 (UTC)

 Done Essjay (Talk) 03:48, 15 December 2006 (UTC)

Breay13 → Sappo12

• Current name: Breay13 (talk • contribs)
• Requested name: Sappo12 (change username)
• Reason: This is my legal name and I'd like to remain anonymous. -- Breay13 04:00, 15 December 2006 (UTC)

 Done Essjay (Talk) 04:08, 15 December 2006 (UTC)

dancingonlove → Thequackquackquack

• Current name: dancingonlove (talk • contribs)
• Requested name: Thequackquackquack (change username)
• Reason: Sounds way cooler!!!!!!!! -- Dancingonlove 04:21, 15 December 2006 (UTC)

 Done =Nichalp «Talk»= 18:09, 15 December 2006 (UTC)

Vox_Causa → Vox_Rationis

• Current name: Vox_Causa (talk • contribs)
• Requested name: Vox_Rationis (change username)
• Reason: This user name was originally created as a Latin equivalent to "Voice of Reason". However, it was mistranslated, and should be translated to "Vox Rationis", whereas "Vox Causa" translates to nonsense.(Obviously the underscores would become spaces, not underscores). Although I may not be skilled in them, I have a deep respect for languages and wish to use them properly always. Also, it would not be an option to create a new account, as I already have a substantial amount of edits. I would be much obliged to anyone willing to make the switch, and I apologize or any inconvenience. -- Vox Causa 04:27, 15 December 2006 (UTC)

 Done =Nichalp «Talk»= 18:07, 15 December 2006 (UTC)

Peter_Orme → Pedro1999a

• Current name: Peter_Orme (talk • contribs)
• Requested name: Pedro1999a (change username)
• Reason: Regretfully creatyed account with real name. Have experienced vandalism of my user page due to my RC activities, and would prefer to move to a pseudonym. Have 250+ edits and would like these carried over. Would be grateful for consideration. -- Pete Orme 10:02, 15 December 2006 (UTC)

 Done =Nichalp «Talk»= 18:08, 15 December 2006 (UTC)

RovingOnline → Roving_Online

• Current name: RovingOnline (talk • contribs)
• Requested name: Roving_Online (change username)
• Reason: A space is required in regards to the username (reason: Unintentional & visually unappealing). Unfortunately I failed to realize the error while initially registering for a wikipedia account.

In an attempt to rectify the issue, I tried to discard the account & register a new one but due to Wikipedia’s policy on usernames - it was too similar to the existing one & was automatically blocked.

-- RovingOnline 10:48, 15 December 2006 (UTC)

 Done =Nichalp «Talk»= 18:06, 15 December 2006 (UTC)

Singkong2005 → Chriswaterguy

• Current name: Singkong2005 (talk • contribs)
• Requested name: Chriswaterguy (change username)
• Reason: To be consistent with my livejournal and other sites; new name is more natural, descriptive and easier to remember... and I like it much, much better. Thanks. -- Singkong2005 · talk 14:51, 15 December 2006 (UTC)
•  Done =Nichalp «Talk»= 18:10, 15 December 2006 (UTC)

Onel_dragos → The_Vindictive

• Current name: Onel_dragos (talk • contribs)
• Requested name: The_Vindictive (change username)
• Reason: I did not realize when creating the account that this name would be public for anyone to see, I prefer to have something to protect my privacy. I have a lot of projects over the web and with the prospect of creating more Wikipedia articles, it will terribly inflict my privacy. Plus that some admins who know my name is Romanian tend to talk to me in a not so nice way. Please help me! -- Onel dragos 16:42, 15 December 2006 (UTC)

 Done =Nichalp «Talk»= 18:11, 15 December 2006 (UTC)

Ran J. → Franjo

• Current name: Ran J. (talk • contribs)
• Requested name: Franjo (change username)
• Reason: It was a mistake to use my real name as a username, please help me out. Thanks! -- Ran J. 21:25, 15 December 2006 (UTC)

 Not done Username already exists. Please *read* the instructions above. =Nichalp «Talk»= 04:34, 16 December 2006 (UTC)

London UK → AxG

• Current name: London UK (talk • contribs)
• Requested name: AxG (UK&newusername=AxG change username)
• Reason: New username, new start. --London UK (talk) 22:07, 15 December 2006 (UTC)

Template:No template =Nichalp «Talk»= 04:34, 16 December 2006 (UTC)

LordSuryaofShropshire → LordSimonofShropshire

• Current name: LordSuryaofShropshire (talk • contribs)
• Requested name: LordSimonofShropshire (change username)
• Reason: As a Wikipedian with quite a fair number of edits and a reasonable impact on several different topics, most notably those related to Hinduism and India, also Indian languages, also some legal topics like Sandra Day O'Connor and the FOIA, my name is well-known to some and readily Google-able... unfortunately, I no longer wish to edit Wikipedia pages and Surya is my real name... I wish to 'vanish' completely, as it were, and therefore all references to names by which I am actually known in the meatworld should be removed to preserve my anonymity. I have already arranged for Bureaucrats to delete as much information as possible (for instance, from my userpage), but I would greatly appreciate a name change. By the way, if the name change does indeed get approved, I would immediately request that an administrator block the LordSuryaofShropshire account from ever being used again. Thanks for your consideration. P.S. Nichalp is someone with whom I worked some time back and who has aided my in my vanishing process, so if a bureacrat or administrator not familiar with my case would like more information, he may possibly be of some help. P.P.S. Nichalp, please don't mind my referring to you! Peace.

--LordSuryaofShropshire 22:21, 15 December 2006 (UTC)

 Done Nope, I don't mind a reference to me. Two things to remember. User:LordSuryaofShropshire is available, you would have to recreate it and have it blocked. See Wikipedia:Changing username #Once fulfilled. Secondly, all signed links would still be present. =Nichalp «Talk»= 04:42, 16 December 2006 (UTC)

DonaldD23 → Donaldd23

• Current name: DonaldD23
• Requested name: Donaldd23 (merge?)
• Reason: When I first starting using Wikipedia I created an account DonaldD23, with the 3rd "D" capitalized. I made about 4 edits before I somehow created a second account, Donaldd23, with the 3rd "D" in lowercase. I stopped using the first account and now I sticktly use only the account with the lowercase letter. Is it possible to merge the edits from the first account into the second account and then delete the account with the capitalized "D"? If not, could you just change the name of the first account (with the capital "D" to something else? I don't want their to be any confusion that I am running 2 accounts, as this is the first time I have logged into the old account since I began the new on. Thanks! DonaldD23 23:49, 15 December 2006 (UTC)

Template:No template =Nichalp «Talk»= 04:35, 16 December 2006 (UTC)

Cnriaczoy42 → The Placebo Effect

• Current name: Cnriaczoy42 (talk • contribs)
• Requested name: Placebo Effect The Placebo Effect (Placebo Effect change username)
• Reason: My old username is getting a pain to type and even worse to pronounce. I would like my username to be something that is easier to notice and remember. The Placebo Effect 00:47, 16 December 2006 (UTC)

Template:No template You have not used the template correctly. Your desired username and name inserted in the template do not match. =Nichalp «Talk»= 04:36, 16 December 2006 (UTC)

Kristianthecowboy → The Cowboy

• Current name: Kristianthecowboy (talk • contribs)
• Requested name: Cowboy The Cowboy (Cowboy change username)
• Reason: I didn't realize that I wouldn't need or like having this account when I created it. I would have deleted it if I could, but it's not allowed, so I'm requesting a rename so that people don't recognize me. -- Kristianthecowboy 08:07, 16 December 2006 (UTC)

London_UK → AxG

• Current name: London_UK (talk • contribs)
• Requested name: AxG (change username)
• Reason: New username since I don't like the one I have now, also I don't live in London. -- London_UK 10:59, 16 December 2006 (UTC)

Ran J. → lIllIi

• Current name: Ran J. (talk • contribs)
• Requested name: lIllIi (change username)
• Reason: It's time for a change. Ran J. 12:04, 16 December 2006 (UTC)