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*Please change my username [[user:Gohliangsong]] to Liangsong. Thank you.
*Please change my username [[user:Gohliangsong]] to Liangsong. Thank you.

*Please move all of my edits and my watchlist from [[User:TheCustomOfLife]] to [[User:Mike Halterman]]. I have moved my user and talk pages, and will be moving my archives. [[User:TheCustomOfLife|Mike H]] 03:31, Jun 25, 2005 (UTC)


==Request for password-/email-change==
==Request for password-/email-change==

Revision as of 03:31, 25 June 2005

Would somebody please add the following information to <HEAD> area in the HTML code, as having this page archived does somewhat defeat the purpose of being able to change one's user name.

<META NAME="ROBOTS" CONTENT="NOARCHIVE">

Thanks.

Template:Username service suspended

What you can do in the meantime

The first option (where the namechange is not urgent) is to edit your preferences to change your signature. This will change your "public appearance" on talk pages without requiring costly changes to the database.

  • All your edits will still be attributed to the same user, and although it will be your Username and not your Sig that appears in page histories, most public interaction here goes on via talk pages.
  • If you have the desire and the patience, you can use "What links here" from your User: page to manually edit all your old signatures to use the new sig as well (probably not necessary in most cases).

The second option is to create a new account with the desired name, and redirect your old User: and User Talk: pages to your new account.

  • Put a note at the top of your new User: and User Talk: page to explain the change.
  • This does not merge your contributions history; old edits will still be attributed to the old account, but anyone investigating those edits will be redirected to your new one. If it is really important to you to change the attribution, you can still follow the instructions to add your name to the list below, with the understanding that it may be a long time before a developer is free to attend to this task.
  • Again, if you have the patience, you can use "What links here" from your old User: page to manually edit all your old talk page signatures to display the new sig as well, using a piped link of the form [[User:OldUserName|NewSig]]. Use an informative edit summary so that people do not think you are tampering with someone else's entry on a talk page (a definite community no-no).


The name Wikipedians choose for themselves is not set in stone. On request, Wikipedia developers can change user account settings and article histories such that all previous edits of a given user are attributed to the new name.

See m:Changing username for full details and instructions for developers.

To request attribution changes for individual edits of articles — including changing attribution from an IP address to your username — see Wikipedia:Changing attribution for an edit instead.

Older requests are Archived.

Please note that currently this page has a huge backlog, so it may take some time before a request is approved or denied.

Procedure

The procedure for username change requests has changed. Please read the following instructions carefully and follow them exactly: developer time is precious and your request may not be completed if you don't.

  1. Edit this page as the old user. Add a request to the "New requests" section stating the old username and the new username you want. Sign it with ~~~~
  2. Create the new account, i.e. the username you want to change to.
  3. Log in as the new user. Edit the request you just made, to confirm that both accounts are you. Sign it again with ~~~~.
  4. If you are a sysop, please note this fact with your request so that the necessary changes can be made.
  5. Start editing from the new account. Once your request is dealt with, all edits from your old account will be reattributed to your new account.
  6. Be patient. It may take some months before a developer has time to attend to your request.

You will probably want to move and redirect your userpage and talk page after changing.

Requests for name change

This list is sorted by date, (ascending). Please put new requests IN THE CORRECT SECTION or they will be ignored!!

Fulfilled requests

  • I have already made the mistake of creating a new username. My first account is User:Jloisel and the new one I want to use is User:Jerome Loisel. If that is possible, I would like to see the history merged into the new account and the old account deleted. Or something like that. Thank you, and sorry about the problems. (Jloisel 20:10, 28 Jul 2004 (UTC))
    User enquiry pending. Kate Turner | Talk 10:14, 2004 Sep 5 (UTC)
    Edit from old account to prove who I am. If you do go through with this, by the way, please make sure my new changes history isn't deleted in the process. I would like to have the old data back, but the new data seems more important at this point. Thanks a bunch. {Jloisel 18:24, 5 Sep 2004 (UTC)}
    Edit from new account to prove I own both of them. (Jerome Loisel 18:26, 5 Sep 2004 (UTC))
    Done. — Kate Turner | Talk 22:59, 2004 Oct 13 (UTC)
  • Please change my username to Moof. Thanks! Punani 08:44, 3 Oct 2004 (UTC)
    • Confirming. Moof 08:45, 3 Oct 2004 (UTC)
      Done — Kate Turner | Talk 22:59, 2004 Oct 13 (UTC)


  • Please change my username to Filiocht. Bmills 11:05, 24 Aug 2004 (UTC)
    • Confirming Filiocht 08:20, 7 Sep 2004 (UTC)
      Done. — Kate Turner | Talk 23:16, 2004 Oct 13 (UTC)
  • Please move Rhyax to Cohesion. rhyax 10:33, 11 Sep 2004 (UTC)
    • verifying - cohesion 10:36, 11 Sep 2004 (UTC)
      Done. — Kate Turner | Talk 23:30, 2004 Oct 13 (UTC)
  • Please move Allyunion to AllyUnion. I have been waiting 2 weeks for this change. I've deleted my old request and put up a new one. --[[User:Allyunion|Allyunion (Talk)]] 12:05, 23 Sep 2004 (UTC)
    • Confirming --[[User:AllyUnion|AllyUnion (talk)]] 12:06, 23 Sep 2004 (UTC)
      Done. — Kate Turner | Talk 23:57, 2004 Oct 13 (UTC)


  • Please change kmulligan to Kevin Mulligan Kevin 23:43, 26 Sep 2004 (UTC)
    • Confirming Kevin Mulligan 23:44, 26 Sep 2004 (UTC)
      Done. — Kate Turner | Talk 00:06, 2004 Oct 14 (UTC)


  • Pretty please change FoucaultYou to TrevorPerry FoucaultYou 18:39, 27 Sep 2004 (UTC)
    • Confirming TrevorPerry 18:45, 27 Sep 2004 (UTC)
      Done. — Kate Turner | Talk 01:10, 2004 Oct 14 (UTC)
  • Please, change my name from Rpodgorny to Radek Podgorny. Thanks Rpodgorny 13:16, 4 Oct 2004 (UTC)

Pending requests

  • I made a name change request a long time ago, but received no reply. If fulfilling the request ends up losing my user history, that's fine -- I just want to be sure to get my old name back. I would like my username changed from user:Mr. Treesong to just user:Treesong. The username user:Treesong is my old account, but I couldn't log in to it because I switched email addresses and lost my password. If this can't be done, please give me a reply saying so. To prove that it's really me, I can tell you the two or three old emails that it may have been registered under: wayfarer@siu.edu; treesong@redrival.com or .net; treesong@rawfoods.com. 21:54, 3 Apr 2004 (UTC)
  • I'm in the same situation as Renamer/Dissident: asking for a merger of histories. I created a new username after Ed Poor asked, and I now have history under both my old username (I am Jack's username) and my current username (Jeandré). If there are no objections to the acute in my real name, please merge their histories; but deleting the I am Jack's username user page and its talk page before the merge, so as to not overwrite the ones of my current user page and its talk page. Thanks.
  • Please change my user name from from "René Gass" to "René Gaß" in the German Wikipedia, thank you!
    User enquiry pending. Kate Turner | Talk 09:36, 2004 Sep 5 (UTC)
I confirm the request of changing my Username from Urbanus to Thomas Luft on en, de and meta (I did create the new username on all three wikipedias). Do I have to do anything special to keep my sysop status in :de?--Thomas Luft 22:15, 21 Nov 2004 (UTC)
  • Please change my username from User:Hydrotaphia, which is a typo, to User:Hydriotaphia. Thanks very much indeed.Hydrotaphia 00:21, 10 Aug 2004 (UTC)
    • Update: I wasn't aware that I had to create the new username myself. I have now done so, and I hereby confirm my request for a username change. Thank you. Hydriotaphia 01:19, 25 Oct 2004 (UTC)
  • If possible, could I have my username changed to User:Indophile? I'm afraid I've already registered this username. However, as yet, no edits at all have been made to or from it, as I was reluctant to lose the contribution history of my current username. --Phil R 06:32, 12 Aug 2004 (UTC)

~PYB

  • I signed up twice, by error: Once as JoWi and once as Jowi. Now I wish Jowi to be deleted and the edits I made using user Jowi renamed to JoWi ... but JoWi already exists! :( Anything you can do about this? Thanx, 149.225.216.120 12:38, 14 Aug 2004 (UTC)
  • I signed up not realizing that the initial character of my username User:Jolson would be turned into a capital. It therefore didn't turn out like the computer username I wanted it to. I therefore would like to use User:Jonas Olson instead. It would be a good thing having my contributions transferred to a new account name and I think it would be nice to tidy things up by not leaving the old one around but turning it into User:Jonas Olson. Perhaps someone else want to use the old one too. Thank you.
  • Please change username pgdudda to Yarram. Maintaining identity continuity would be nice, but is not required. Thanks! pgdudda 13:26, 19 Aug 2004 (UTC)
  • Please change my username from User:ntate_sw to User:eric_sw. Sorry, I didn't think long enough before choosing. Ntate is my chat name, for Wikipedia I'd like to use my real name. Thank you!
    • The account ntate sw does not exist. Please log in before making your request. Angela. 19:36, Aug 23, 2004 (UTC)
  • I will be pleased if you can remove my user account Kfl or tell how to do it.
    • Accounts can't be removed. Is there any particular reason you require it? — Kate Turner | Talk 23:33, 2004 Oct 13 (UTC)


New requests (PUT NEW REQUESTS HERE)

Please put new requests at the end of this list.

  • (German Wikipedia): I made an account with username tinloaf, but then I was a little confused and logged out without giving my email-adress. Unfortunatlely I made a spelling mistake at my password, so I cannot login anymore. I made a second account tinl0af, could you change tinl0af to tinloaf? In your logs you can see that there are logins to both accounts with the same IP. Thanks!
  • I had made a 2nd account Umibôzu on fr: because i didn't want to use my sysop account Ryo. Now i'd like to have my edits under that secondary account assigned to Ryo, if possible :) (i'll live without if impossible, of course ^_-). As I didn't create any Umibôzu account here, here's the confirmation link on fr: [1] Ryo 22:00, 17 Sep 2004 (UTC)
  • Pls. delete user "Laura trippi" -- unexpected initial caps! No attribution changes required. Thanks! --Laura Trippi
  • Please change my user name Coma to Koethnig in en, de and meta. On de I am a sysop. Thanks, Coma 17:33, 9 Oct 2004 (UTC)
    • Confirming Koethnig 17:36, 9 Oct 2004 (UTC)
I confirm the request of changing my Username from Urbanus to Thomas Luft on en, de and meta (I did create the new username on all three wikipedias). Do I have to do anything special to keep my sysop status in :de?--Thomas Luft 22:15, 21 Nov 2004 (UTC)
  • Please change my username from User:Hydrotaphia, which is a typo, to User:Hydriotaphia. Thanks very much indeed.Hydrotaphia 00:21, 10 Aug 2004 (UTC)
    • Update: I wasn't aware that I had to create the new username myself. I have now done so, and I hereby confirm my request for a username change. Thank you. Hydriotaphia 01:19, 25 Oct 2004 (UTC)
  • If possible, could I have my username changed to User:Indophile? I'm afraid I've already registered this username. However, as yet, no edits at all have been made to or from it, as I was reluctant to lose the contribution history of my current username. --Phil R 06:32, 12 Aug 2004 (UTC)

~PYB

  • I signed up twice, by error: Once as JoWi and once as Jowi. Now I wish Jowi to be deleted and the edits I made using user Jowi renamed to JoWi ... but JoWi already exists! :( Anything you can do about this? Thanx, 149.225.216.120 12:38, 14 Aug 2004 (UTC)
  • I signed up not realizing that the initial character of my username User:Jolson would be turned into a capital. It therefore didn't turn out like the computer username I wanted it to. I therefore would like to use User:Jonas Olson instead. It would be a good thing having my contributions transferred to a new account name and I think it would be nice to tidy things up by not leaving the old one around but turning it into User:Jonas Olson. Perhaps someone else want to use the old one too. Thank you.
  • Please change username pgdudda to Yarram. Maintaining identity continuity would be nice, but is not required. Thanks! pgdudda 13:26, 19 Aug 2004 (UTC)
  • Please change my username from User:ntate_sw to User:eric_sw. Sorry, I didn't think long enough before choosing. Ntate is my chat name, for Wikipedia I'd like to use my real name. Thank you!
    • The account ntate sw does not exist. Please log in before making your request. Angela. 19:36, Aug 23, 2004 (UTC)
  • I will be pleased if you can remove my user account Kfl or tell how to do it.
    • Accounts can't be removed. Is there any particular reason you require it? — Kate Turner | Talk 23:33, 2004 Oct 13 (UTC)
  • I'd like to request a name username change. The stuart to currentdatentime. Thanks.The_stuart 00:32, 23 Jan 2005 (UTC)


  • Please change username Andreas.kahari to Andkaha, Andreas 23:06, 17 Oct 2004 (UTC)
    • Confirming. Thanks, Andkaha 23:10, 17 Oct 2004 (UTC).
  • Please take over all my (User:Riddick) changes by some other user asap, so that I can disassociate from this project; furthermore I would be glad, if you could remove my personal data (like email address). --Riddick 13:43, 21 Oct 2004 (UTC)
  • Please change my name to Prodicus. --Jensend 17:45, 24 Oct 2004 (UTC)
    • Confirming. --Prodicus 17:42, 24 Oct 2004 (UTC)
  • Kindly change my username from "Rajasekaran Deepak" to "R. Deepak". --Rajasekaran Deepak 06:23, 2004 Oct 25 (UTC)
    • Confirmation. Kindly transfer my preferences also. --R. Deepak 06:28, 25 Oct 2004 (UTC)
  • Please change my user name Pgunn to Improv on en and meta. Thanks. --Improv 06:50, 28 Oct 2004 (UTC)
    • Confirming this. --Improv 06:50, 28 Oct 2004 (UTC)
    • Please merge my watchlist too. --Improv 07:09, 28 Oct 2004 (UTC)
  • Please change/reattribute User:P3d0 to User:Patrick D. Thanks. --Patrick D 04:45, 9 Nov 2004 (UTC)
    • Confirming --P3d0 04:48, Nov 9, 2004 (UTC)
    • (Sorry, I hope these two edits are sufficient to allow the reattribution even though I did them in the wrong order. To be clear, "Patrick D" is the new account that I want to use from now on.)
  • On second thought, ignore that request. --EdFu 00:38, 10 Nov 2004 (UTC)
    • Confirm. Changed my mind. --Etaonish 00:38, Nov 10, 2004 (UTC)
  • Please change User:Ntk to User:NTK. Didn't know about the limitation when I created it an Ntk looks ugly. Ntk 22:03, 13 Nov 2004 (UTC)
    • Confirmed. NTK 22:12, 13 Nov 2004 (UTC)
  • I changed usernames from 207.99.6.125 to DG a long time ago, but never bothered to file for username change since it really didn't matter to me. But now I have a problem. Arbcom elections won't allow me to vote even though I've been here for a year!! Can you please have edits moved in as soon as possible? Thank you so much. D. G. 10:39, 4 Dec 2004 (UTC) And here is confirmation from my old IP, hi 207.99.6.125 10:40, 4 Dec 2004 (UTC) And for that matter I'd also like edits from this username (Not Wikipedia Administrator) moved to DG. Thanks. Not Wikipedia Administrator 21:58, 4 Dec 2004 (UTC) And final confirmation again from this account from me, okay. That should be it. D. G. 22:00, 4 Dec 2004 (UTC)
  • I registered late with a User:M7it after contributing for some time from a static IP User:213.255.107.33, now the ArbCom voting software is not allowing me to place a vote. I've already asked to "switch" my former contributions on chattr req page but I am afraid this can lead to my exclusion from voting. M7it 22:24, 4 Dec 2004 (UTC) Confirmation logged out: 213.255.107.33 22:26, 4 Dec 2004 (UTC)
  • Please change User:Russw to User:Goulo. Thanks! russw 04:04, 2004 Dec 7 (UTC)
    • confirming: Goulo 04:10, 7 Dec 2004 (UTC)
    • Also, is it possible to change the eo: wiki's Russ (note that's Russ, not Russw) to Goulo? This page doesn't have an Esperanto version, it seems, so I'm not sure how to change user name in Esperanto wiki. (A major motivation for my changing name is to get the same name in both wikis.)
  • Kindly change my username from "R. Deepak" to "Masatran, R.". --R. Deepak 05:23, 2004 Dec 15 (UTC)
  • Please change my username from "Ianbrown" to "Ian Brown" Ian Brown 02:49, 17 Dec 2004 (UTC)
    • Confirmation: Ianbrown 02:51, 17 Dec 2004 (UTC)
  • In my ignorance, I initially created a one-word username Fredcondo which is hideous and ought to have been Fred Condo. Thanks! - --Fred 03:43, 27 Dec 2004 (UTC)
  • Please change my user name from Etrangepulpe to Gh on the French wikipedia Etrangepulpe 17:18, 28 Dec 2004 (UTC)
    • Confirmation is here : [3]
  • I've contributed for a while now from a static IP address 128.46.143.159. Please move all contributions from that IP address to my brand-new account brhaspati. Thank you. --128.46.143.159 12:18, 1 Jan 2005 (UTC)
    • Confirmation: --Brhaspati 12:20, 2005 Jan 1 (UTC)
  • Please change my name swamp_ig to Swamp Ig (now with correct capitalization). Thanks. --Swamp Ig 07:19, 3 Jan 2005 (UTC)
    • Confirmation: --Swamp Ig 07:23, 3 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  • For capitalization purposes, please change Robballan to RobbAllan. Thx. -- Robballan 4 Jan 2005
  • Sorry: Have just remembered old user name and would like to revert to it - therefore please change my user name and all edits registered under internal ID number 161278 User:IanGodfrey to internal ID number 33874 IanG.Thx IRG 12:07, 5 Jan 2005 (UTC)
    • Logging in from my old user name to confirm that I want all edits posted under internal ID number 161278 User:IanGodfrey to be moved and attributed to internal ID number 33874 IanG I would then like internal ID number 161278 User:IanGodfrey to be deleted from your servers.Thx againIRG 12:35, 5 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  • Please change my accountname from User:Pauldavidgill to User:Hippalus. Thanks, Paul 07:27, 10 Jan 2005 (UTC). P.S. I don't need the talk-page, user-page or anything else moved, I would just like to see my older contributions moved to my new username. Hippalus 08:56, 10 Jan 2005 (UTC)
    • Confirmation: -- Hippalus 07:30, 10 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  • Please change my username Diabull to John Romani; Please delete ALL history on both users except my image contribution that should be moved. - Thanks for a great service.--Diabull 03:31, 19 Jan 2005 (UTC)
    • Confirming request: --John Romani 03:40, 19 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  • Please change the username Swastika to Rapunzel. I can't verify this with my other name because I have been told by moderation that I will be IP banned if I log in again under Swastika. If this is necessary for verification, should I e-mail a moderator for a temporary lift of the block? -- Rapunzel 07:42, 19 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  • Could you please change my username and transfer all of my attributions from User:Giorgioprosperi to User:GiorgioPro from the: English instance of Wikipedia Giorgio. 15:52, 19 Jan 2005 (UTC) (for confirmation: GiorgioPro 16:05, 19 Jan 2005 (UTC))
  • Could you please change my username and transfer all of my attributions from Utente:Giorgioprosperi to Utente:GiorgioPro from the Italian instance of Wikipedia how can I sign this on the English instance with the Italian account? (for confirmation: how can I confirm this on the English instance with the Italian account?)
  • Could you please change my username and transfer all of my attributions from Benutzer:Giorgioprosperi to Benutzer:GiorgioPro from the German instance of Wikipedia how can I sign this on the English instance with the German account? (for confirmation: how can I confirm this on the English instance with the German account?)
  • Could you please change my username and transfer all of my attributions from User:Giorgioprosperi to User:GiorgioPro from the Wikisource how can I sign this? (for confirmation: how can I confirm this?)

Thank you! Giorgio. 15:52, 19 Jan 2005 (UTC) Thank you! GiorgioPro 16:05, 19 Jan 2005 (UTC)

  • Could you please change my English Wikipedia username User:Denge to User:Dengeli and transfer all the attributions? Thank you Denge 02:44, 20 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  • Could you please change my English Wikipedia username User:Denge to User:Dengeli and transfer all the attributions? Thank you Dengeli 02:47, 20 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  • Please change my user name and all attributions from Noah Peters to 5440orFight. Thank you.
  • Please change my username and all attribitions from user:KathyT to user:Michelle T in en. and Wikitionary. Thanks. Please delete old user and talk pages. Signed Kathy T 16:59, Jan 20, 2005 (UTC)
  • I just joined earlier today as User:Funhistory while using another computer and edited the Lachish page; later tonight on my home computer I edited the Hezekiah page before logging in. Please change the editing History on that Hezekiah page to User:Funhistory instead of my home IP address of 12.72.80.243 if possible. Thanks!
  • I am writing as my IP adress because I have an "offensive username" and am currently blocked. I would like my account StopHillary'08 to be changed to BrenDJ;which I have alredy registered as an account. I have tried following the steps above, but was unable to edit this page. This block has been renued every 24 hours, thus not leaving me a chance to edit uder my old username. Please change this user name ASAP! Thank you.
  • Please re-assign all edits from User:Anárion to User:Jor. If possible let Anárion's watchlist/preferences be propagated to the Jor account. In other words: Jor must be the account which has edits from both Jor and Anárion. User:Anárion/sig 13:36, 7 Feb 2005 (UTC)
  • Please change my username to AdeelFarooq, thanks in advance - Adeel Farooq 11:32, 11 Feb 2005 (UTC)
    • Also please remove this change request entry, after the change - Adeel Farooq 11:47, 11 Feb 2005 (UTC)
    • Confirmation - AdeelFarooq 11:52, 11 Feb 2005 (UTC)
  • Please change my username from Ramendra to Anan. Thanks --Ramendra 16:33, 17 Feb 2005 (UTC)
    • confirmation --Anan 17:02, 17 Feb 2005 (UTC)

--Tobymarshman 12:59, 20 Feb 2005 (UTC) new account name changed to --Electricmoose 13:03, 20 Feb 2005 (UTC)

  • Made a typo when creating my account. Please change my user name from PauLP to PaulP````
    • Confirming change from PauLP to PaulPPaulP 16:03, 21 Feb 2005 (UTC)
  • Please change: Old username: SpacemanSpork New username: VermillionBird SpacemanSpork 23:09, 2005 Mar 1 (UTC)
  • I created a new username for me (User:Porcher) and would like to know if it's possible to merge the history of my old username (User:Eduardoporcher) with my current one. Thank you and sorry of the inconvenience. Porcher 00:12, 4 Mar 2005 (UTC)
  • Please change "Tom Beson" to "Tom Berson". Next time I'll check my typing. Thanks. Tom Beson 04:57, 9 Mar 2005 (UTC)** Confirming: Tom Berson 05:08, 9 Mar 2005 (UTC)
  • I'am sysop on Wikisource, and I have changed my username. I'd like to have my edits under my first account (Wikisource:User:Caton) assigned to Wikisource:User:Marc. For confirmation, see history of this page. Merci. Caton 15:48, 16 Mar 2005 (UTC)
  • Please change my username from User:Jeff Rosenberg to User:Jeffrey L. Rosenberg; I created that username before I was aware of the opportunity to set a nickname. I don't believe I have actually completed editing any articles (other than this one!) under the original name, so that account can harmlessly be merged into the new one, or even deleted, if that is a possible thing to do. --Jeff Rosenberg 14:43, 19 Mar 2005 (UTC)
  • Please change my username from User:Jasper99 to User:Peter Tribe. Sorry, I didn't think long enough before choosing and I've decided I'd like to use my real name. Thank you.--Jasper 00:09, 22 Mar 2005 (UTC)
  • Please merge my account with User:Mr Tan from User:Wikizap. I created a new account at a time when my current account is defective.
  • Please, change my old account/username on sl.wikipedia.org User:Pagole to my new account Pag, including my old edit history from my old account username User:Pagole to my new account/username Pag. Thanks. --193.77.65.52 22:35, 16 Apr 2005 (UTC) --Pag 22:38, 16 Apr 2005 (UTC)
  • please change my username "Zhoumg" to "Jack_Zhou". Thanks a lot!

Request for password-/email-change

  • I have the same problem with User:Shii. Again, the discussion page, the user page and the contributions are blank. Ashiibaka tlk 01:38, 14 Nov 2004 (UTC)