Wikipedia:Changing username/Simple

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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MaxViper → MoneyMantra

• Current name: MaxViper (talk • contribs)
• Requested name: MoneyMantra (change username)
• Reason: To revealing of my identity and email address.

How is your email id revealed? =Nichalp «Talk»= 16:14, 9 April 2007 (UTC)

If they told you that would that not reveal it more? At a guess, their username may be part of their current e-mail addy? Englishrose 22:30, 12 April 2007 (UTC)

Roseberryspa → twins1105

• Current name: Roseberryspa (talk • contribs)
• Requested name: twins1105 (change username)
• Reason: Reason for requested renaming. bobthefish 14:05, 10 April 2007 (UTC)

I understand that you are asking to be renamed as it was felt that you were promoting an organisation called Roseberry Spa. Could you explain why Make Sweets? Is this another business? Secretlondon 23:05, 10 April 2007 (UTC)

Can I Change it to twins1105 as this is not a Company name at all. Thank you — Preceding unsigned comment added by Roseberryspa (talk • contribs)

 Done Secretlondon 15:16, 21 April 2007 (UTC)

Firefoxman → FireFoxMan

• Current name: Firefoxman (talk • contribs)
• Requested name: FireFoxMan (change username)
• Reason: This way my name will be consistant with other wikis that use CamelCase. Plus, I think it looks better that way. ffm ✎talk 19:16, 17 April 2007 (UTC)

Hmm. There's a User:FireFox as you mention on your user page. There's also the bit of the Username policy that says "..Match the name or trademark of a well-known company or group (especially if the user promotes it), unless the name is generic and could reasonably refer to something else.". I believe that both of you are referring to Mozilla Firefox, the web browser and therefore if that's not allowed, neither of you should be allowed. However as there is the similarity too - I'm not going to rename you to look slightly more similar. However I don't think I'm going to ask you to rename yourself either (unless people have strong feelings). At a brief glance you don't appear to editing articles that relate to Mozilla. Secretlondon 15:24, 18 April 2007 (UTC)

Asteinhauser → AnnieRose

• Current name: Asteinhauser (talk • contribs)
• Requested name: AnnieRose (change username)
• Reason: I would rather not include my last name in my username. Thank you. Annie 03:43, 18 April 2007 (UTC)

 Clerk note: The requested username is already registered; see Special:CentralAuth. Please choose another name which is not already in use. WjBscribe 12:36, 18 April 2007 (UTC)

L141414 → L04

• Current name: L141414 (talk • contribs)
• Requested name: L04 (change username)
• Reason: It is a real pain to have to type in "141414" every time. L141414 23:41, 18 April 2007 (UTC)

 Not done I'm not going to rename you as you have very few edits and they are mostly vandalism - blanking talk pages etc. Secretlondon 17:07, 19 April 2007 (UTC)

• Reason #2: I have, though reported B1029 and BLhalo for being sock puppets of a sock puppeteer.--L141414 14:08, 21 April 2007 (UTC)

Russ@windofkeltia.com → Windofkeltia

• Current name: Russ@windofkeltia.com (talk • contribs)
• Requested name: Windofkeltia (change username)
• Reason: I was stupid when I created my name. Russ@windofkeltia.com 00:07, 20 April 2007 (UTC)

I'm concerned that you are naming yourself after a website. Although you haven't added http://www.windofkeltia.com to anything it could be (and looks) pretty spammy. Could you come up with a different name? Secretlondon 22:57, 20 April 2007 (UTC)

In fact I see it's your own personal site rather than a business, and you did add one link to the Inspector Morse page, which was removed. Secretlondon 23:07, 20 April 2007 (UTC)

IanTheMacFan → Ian01

• Current name: IanTheMacFan (talk • contribs)
• Requested name: Ian01 (change username)
• Reason: I want my username changed because I don't use it anymore on other sites. I use Ian01 on most sites. I checked that it's not on Special:Listusers, but I don't know if that's reliable because IanTheMacFan isn't listed... IanTheMacFan 23:49, 20 April 2007 (UTC)

The logs say it exists which you can get by clicking on the name. this says it was created on 09:59, 10 April 2006. It meets the criteria for usurption as it hasn't made any edits. You can apply on the usurption page. Secretlondon 00:01, 21 April 2007 (UTC)

Bruin03 → GomiTaroGeorge42

• Current name: Bruin03 (talk • contribs)
• Requested name: GomiTaroGeorge42 (change username)
• Reason: I changed my initial user name for privacy concerns, but recently I discovered another individual has taken keen interest in everything I do; I have reason to believe I am being stalked and would like to change my name again in order to make it a little more difficult for this individual to track me down and see what I edit and what I don't edit. Alternatively, if any admin or bureaucrat knows a way I can completely disappear off of Wikipedia for my own safety, I would great appreciate any help. Bruin03 05:34, 21 April 2007 (UTC)
• If you change your username, all contributions to a page will be updated. So if you edited WP:MoS and the person stalking you checks the history, they might know it was you, based on the diffs. The only way to go completely anon would be to choose a new username. =Nichalp «Talk»= 07:22, 21 April 2007 (UTC)

• Thanks. I was already planning on starting a new username altogether. I just wanted to move this username further out of reach. I don't believe they have figured out the first move, but in the event they do, I'd like this an extra step away (better safe than sorry, esp. since he/she can still see what I've been up to here until recently). Again, thanks. Bruin03 08:38, 21 April 2007 (UTC)
  • The Right to vanish policy may help. Secretlondon 10:12, 21 April 2007 (UTC)
    • Thanks. After reading the policy, since I have fewer than 200,000 edits, I would request my name be changed per the right to vanish policy. If possible, could my user pages and subpages also be deleted? If not, that's fine too. I think this name change coupled with starting an entirely new username should be sufficient. Thanks. Bruin03 16:23, 21 April 2007 (UTC)

 Done and redirect and talk page (and talk page archive) deleted. Secretlondon 17:08, 21 April 2007 (UTC)

• Would it also be possible to have the same (deletion of redirect, talk page, and talk page archive) done for my original username: NoRCaLD503? If you check the history, it would show a link to this new name. I'd like my disappearance as complete as possible. I appreciate all of your help! GomiTaroGeorge42 18:24, 21 April 2007 (UTC)

There's no redirect but I did discover that was your original username when I was looking at your account earlier (so I accept that you can speak for that account). I can delete the blanked talk and user pages though. Secretlondon 18:48, 21 April 2007 (UTC)

Done! *waves* Secretlondon 18:58, 21 April 2007 (UTC)

Carmenj → Nooch-nombe

• Current name: Carmenj (talk • contribs)
• Requested name: Nooch-nombe (change username)
• Reason: Reason for requested renaming. Carmenj 19:20, 21 April 2007 (UTC)

Reason: The first is part of my name, so I'd rather use a nick name by which I am known.

 Done Secretlondon 19:55, 21 April 2007 (UTC)

FictionH → 79Bottles

• Current name: FictionH (talk • contribs)
• Requested name: 79Bottles (change username)
• Reason: People sometimes make fun of my name and I want it to stop. Some guy said that my name hints that I would put fiction on Wikipedia. FictionH 22:04, 21 April 2007 (UTC)

Well, answer it! Sorry about being impatient, but why skip mine? FictionH 00:44, 22 April 2007 (UTC)

Because the ones below are clear cut and yours less so because you've been a controversial editor. Secretlondon 01:42, 22 April 2007 (UTC)

• • • • Is that a yes or a no? All you have to do is answer! FictionH 16:50, 22 April 2007 (UTC)

Don Leo → John Did

• Current name: Don Leo (talk • contribs)
• Requested name: John Did (change username)
• Reason: Reason : there is already a foodball coach called like that. Don Leo 23:00, 21 April 2007 (UTC)

 Done Secretlondon 23:56, 21 April 2007 (UTC)

Smorris → Yanmar

• Current name: Smorris (talk • contribs)
• Requested name: Yanmar (change username)
• Reason: Prefer to not have username associated with real name. Seven 00:27, 22 April 2007 (UTC)

 Done Secretlondon 01:47, 22 April 2007 (UTC)

RaveenS → Taprobanus

• Current name: RaveenS (talk • contribs)
• Requested name: Taprobanus (change username)
• Reason: Prefer to not have username associated with real name. RaveenS 00:53, 22 April 2007 (UTC)

 DoneSecretlondon 02:40, 22 April 2007 (UTC)

Mishkle → Jake381

• Current name: Mishkle (talk • contribs)
• Requested name: Jake381 (change username)
• Reason: Found out what this name means in another language and would prefer to be disassociated with it. Name has caused me grief in the past. 125.238.38.72 04:18, 22 April 2007 (UTC)

 Clerk note: All requests must be made while logged in to the account that will be renamed; this request was made by 125.238.38.72 (talk · contribs). Please log in to the account that is to be renamed and confirm this request. WjBscribe 04:56, 22 April 2007 (UTC)

 Clerk note: To verify that User:Mishkle is the one requesting the username change, I posted a message on his talk page asking whether the IP address 125.238.38.72 belonged to him. +A.0u 05:00, 22 April 2007 (UTC)

Sorry for the mistake. Logging in would have been an obvious thing to do. Sorry about that. Yes, I can verify that 125.238.38.72 is my IP address. (Also sorry for the first bad edit) - mishkle 05:20, 22 April 2007 (UTC)

Mishkle → Jake381

• Current name: Mishkle (talk • contribs)
• Requested name: Jake381 (change username)
• Reason: Found out what this name means in another language and would prefer to be disassociated with it. Name has caused me grief in the past. My apologies for the past invalid request. Mishkle 05:49, 22 April 2007 (UTC)

 Done =Nichalp «Talk»= 06:29, 22 April 2007 (UTC)

Request to change User name:

Wil.holmes → Jeff Holmes

• Current name: Wil.holmes (talk • contribs)
• Requested name: Jeff Holmes (change username)
• Reason: Reason for requested renaming. Jeff Holmes 12:08, 22 April 2007 (UTC)

Reason for renaming is that current user name does not reflect the article accurately.

 Not done It's not an article it's your userpage. I can see you are trying to use your userpage as an article about yourself. I suggest you look at Wikipedia:Userpage and Wikipedia:Autobiography for more details. Secretlondon 12:26, 22 April 2007 (UTC)

Aldrichio → Eldredo

• Current name: Aldrichio (talk • contribs)
• Requested name: Eldredo (change username)
• Reason: prefer not to have user name associated with real name Eldred 14:46, 22 April 2007 (UTC)

 Done Secretlondon 19:06, 22 April 2007 (UTC)

PseudoEGAPirate → DiceAway

• Current name: PseudoEGAPirate (talk • contribs)
• Requested name: CastDiceAway (change username)
• Reason: Personal problems relating to the account 12:46, 22 April 2007 (UTC)

 Done Secretlondon 19:07, 22 April 2007 (UTC)

Pradeep.v → Pradeep.V

• Current name: Pradeep.v (talk • contribs)
• Requested name: Pradeep.V (change username)
• Reason: wanted a capital V.

 Done Secretlondon 19:08, 22 April 2007 (UTC)

Shaojian → Kaburicho

• Current name: Shaojian (talk • contribs)
• Requested name: Kaburicho (change username)
• Reason: When I first became a Wikipedia member, I didn't think I'd contribute as much as I do now, so the name I chose was simply a configuration of my own name in Chinese. Since I am contributing more, I'd like to use an identity by which I am known in several other online communities where I help out as well in regards to Japanese articles, translations, and Pokemon. Thank you. shao 23:40, 22 April 2007 (UTC)

 Clerk note: The requested username is already registered; see Special:CentralAuth. Please choose another name which is not already in use. WjBscribe 23:44, 22 April 2007 (UTC)

Changed shao 23:52, 22 April 2007 (UTC)

Zenosaga → Zenoseiya

• Current name: Zenosaga (talk • contribs)
• Requested name: Zenoseiya (change username)
• Reason: My username is the Romanji title of a popular video game, Xenosaga; so I wish to avoid copyright infringement and to be more original. Zenosaga 00:10, 23 April 2007 (UTC)

Jafriesen → MyJazz

• Current name: Jafriesen (talk • contribs)
• Requested name: MyJazz (change username)
• Reason: Reason for requested renaming. Jafriesen 01:39, 23 April 2007 (UTC)

Sueandruth → Cdfos2

• Current name: Sueandruth (talk • contribs)
• Requested name: Cdfos2 (change username)
• Reason: To remain anonymous. Sueandruth 15:21, 23 April 2007 (UTC)

Jmstylr → Jet57

• Current name: Jmstylr (talk • contribs)
• Requested name: Jet57 (change username)
• Reason: Consolidating login names across different sites; it's also much more pronounceable. jmstylr 15:38, 23 April 2007 (UTC)
• === User:dpcelestine → Dustin Celestine ===
• Current name: User:dpcelestine (talk • contribs)
• Requested name: Dustin Celestine (change username)
• Reason: Reason: hard for visitors to locate.