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*{{User:SoxBot/CHU|noerror}} [[User:SoxBot|SoxBot]] ([[User talk:SoxBot|talk]]) 11:48, 23 June 2009 (UTC)
*{{User:SoxBot/CHU|noerror}} [[User:SoxBot|SoxBot]] ([[User talk:SoxBot|talk]]) 11:48, 23 June 2009 (UTC)
*{{CHU|promotional}} '''[[User:SoWhy|<span style="font-variant:small-caps; color: #AC0000">So</span>]][[User talk:SoWhy|<span style="font-variant:small-caps; color: #35628F">Why</span>]]''' 12:30, 23 June 2009 (UTC)
*{{CHU|promotional}} '''[[User:SoWhy|<span style="font-variant:small-caps; color: #AC0000">So</span>]][[User talk:SoWhy|<span style="font-variant:small-caps; color: #35628F">Why</span>]]''' 12:30, 23 June 2009 (UTC)

=== 1978gadp → 6734preg ===
{{renameuser2|1=1978gadp
|2=6734preg
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* Reason: ease of memorability and to avoid confusion Apolog55 12:41, 23 June 2009 (UTC)

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Changing username/Simple
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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.
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please see courtesy vanishing.

Once you have decided on the name you would like:

  1. Read this page first. You must be aware of, and understand, all of that information before requesting a username change
  2. 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.
  3. Do not create an account under the new name or move/redirect your userpages. We'll do that for you.
  4. Log in with your present username in order to place your request. Renames will not be approved if the requester is not logged in.
  5. 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=
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. 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

themont85 → Eireann1922

 Bureaucrat note: Which name would you prefer: Eireann1921 or Eireann1922? EVula // talk // ☯ // 19:34, 15 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Not done No reply on either request. --Dweller (talk) 09:39, 23 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Themont85 → Eireann1921

 Bureaucrat note: Which name would you prefer: Eireann1921 or Eireann1922? EVula // talk // ☯ // 19:34, 15 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Not done No reply on either request. --Dweller (talk) 09:40, 23 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Allen institute → Allen_Institute

 Not done Kingturtle (talk) 03:46, 22 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

AndreatSS → Andre Bergeron

Thechode69 → The Gynecologist

 Bureaucrat note: I... hrm... I dunno about this one. I don't think it violates any policy per se, but... it doesn't strike me as a good idea. I can see someone getting a bit miffed about it.
Is there another name you'd like? Profession-based names are (in my personal opinion) not the best idea, as it (a) can be used to trace your edits back to you in the real world and (b) can change suddenly, which means you'd probably want a rename again. EVula // talk // ☯ // 06:11, 20 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Mohammad abrar wadud → Mohammad.abrar.wadud

 Bureaucrat note: - Wikipedia is unable to have first letters be lowercase. However, to make the first letter appear lowercase add {{lowercase}} to your userpage. Also you may want to customize your signature. Or we could change your username to Mohammad Abrar Wadud. Kingturtle (talk) 03:45, 22 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

MobyPL → Miky

Mconaghan → MartinConaghan

 Bureaucrat note: It seems the user registered the target three minutes after filing the request. —Anonymous DissidentTalk 21:38, 21 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
 Not done Kingturtle (talk) 03:42, 22 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Triangle.records → Teop a.k.a. Myer Lanski

Cartwrightking → Cknotts9

 Done Kingturtle (talk) 03:20, 23 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Bachelorsgrove_com → Bachelorsgrove

 Not done It is not appropriate because it is promotional, as would be bachelorsgrove. Please select a new name that is not promotional. Kingturtle (talk) 03:19, 23 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Saiah24 → April Fool Records

  •  Clerk note: I'd advise the bureaucrats to decline this, as both "Saiah" and "April Fool Records are promotional. –Juliancolton | Talk 21:28, 22 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
 Not done Kingturtle (talk) 03:17, 23 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Dictator of all Infernal Proletariat Penguins in the USSR → Inferno, Lord of Penguins

Hello. Inferno, Lord of Penguins (talk) 21:36, 22 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Seems like you're renaming every week or so nowadays. Could you please just stick to one username? Thanks, –Juliancolton | Talk 01:50, 23 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Yeah, I figured I would stick with ILoP, due to it being the original. ☭ Dictator of all Infernal Proletariat Penguins in the USSR ☭ 02:18, 23 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

After this I'll try and limit myself to Inferno, Lord of Penguins. Sorry if it seems I'm renaming too much. I was actually trying to avoid that. ☭ Dictator of all Infernal Proletariat Penguins in the USSR ☭ 02:31, 23 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

 Done – and I echo Juliancolton. —Anonymous DissidentTalk 09:23, 23 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Estebanwt → StevenWT

 Done Kingturtle (talk) 03:16, 23 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Rgagnet13 → Duffman_1329

National Museum of Australia → Eternity1901

Smileydude66 → Music + Pageants

AndersonsSolicitors → Andersons Solicitors

1978gadp → 6734preg

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