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** {{CHU|realname}} -- [[User:Sk8er5000|Sk8er5000]] ([[User talk:Sk8er5000|talk]]) 20:48, 21 July 2009 (UTC)
** {{CHU|realname}} -- [[User:Sk8er5000|Sk8er5000]] ([[User talk:Sk8er5000|talk]]) 20:48, 21 July 2009 (UTC)
*{{cratnote}} Please also explain your reason more fully - I don't understand it. --[[User:Dweller|Dweller]] ([[User talk:Dweller|talk]]) 10:41, 22 July 2009 (UTC)
*{{cratnote}} Please also explain your reason more fully - I don't understand it. --[[User:Dweller|Dweller]] ([[User talk:Dweller|talk]]) 10:41, 22 July 2009 (UTC)

=== TWickie1 → Twickie1 ===
{{renameuser2|1=TWickie1
|2=Twickie1
}}
* Reason: typo [[User:TWickie1|TWickie1]] ([[User talk:TWickie1|talk]]) 11:45, 22 July 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.
Instructions
For help 'vanishing' from Wikipedia,
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

WETDesign → Fernanda Andrade

  •  Clerk note: If the target username is your real name, are you aware of the potential consequences associated with revealing your identity? –Juliancolton | Talk 20:10, 7 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Bureaucrat note: Please leave this open a little longer, fellow Crats. I'll nudge the user to return here. --Dweller (talk) 11:05, 13 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Should there be no response, would the default position be to carry out the rename? –Juliancolton | Talk 02:41, 16 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Bureaucrat note: User seems to have discontinued editing with this username. If no reply by the weekend, I propose we mark it not done, as the name change is not privacy-related. --Dweller (talk) 11:09, 16 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Not done No reply. --Dweller (talk) 10:46, 22 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

bethandrob → Robert Evenden

 Clerk note: Please provide a reason for renaming. -- Sk8er5000 (talk) 04:45, 11 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
 Clerk note: Are you aware of (and comfortable with) the potential implications associated with using a real name? -- Sk8er5000 (talk) 04:45, 11 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Linczone → DeeGee

Interestedinfairness → Dardani

Fecurt → Frank.e.curtis

Puptonator → I8A4RE

 Bureaucrat note: You mention that you'd like a unique username, but "I8A4RE" is similar to the existing username "I8ASHOE". Could you pick a more unique name, preferably one that isn't a seemingly random collection of numbers and letters? EVula // talk // ☯ // 16:53, 15 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

SkyCaptain → DavidBethune

Zylian → Zylian

  • SoxBot has evaluated this request, and a problem(s) was found. Target username exists, and it has edits, deleted edits, and/or log edits. Requesting user has 1 edit, to this page only. SoxBot (talk) 08:11, 16 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Bureaucrat note: The requested username is the same as your current name, aside from the first letter being in lowercase. Due to technical limitations, usernames must start with an uppercase letter. However, you may use the template {{lowercase title}} on your user and user talk pages, and change your signature to reflect your preference. --Dweller (talk) 11:07, 16 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Not done No reply. --Dweller (talk) 10:42, 22 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Cinemalumiere → Cinemalu

I think that perhaps a username entirely different from your current one would be for the best. In addition, please note that your username is a secondary problem; the main one is that you're linking to this site inappropriately, given your username. —Anonymous DissidentTalk 06:49, 19 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

IEFPublicAffairs → SimonStoddart

OK thanks for advice. Can I request name change to "EmptyQuarter" instead?IEFPublicAffairs (talk) 13:17, 21 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

    •  Clerk note: Request now irrelevant due to new request (see below). Regards SoWhy 13:28, 21 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Not done Done below. -- Avi (talk) 15:19, 21 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Sardaka → Clytemnestra

 Bureaucrat note: Is there another username that you'd prefer? You could try to usurp the account, but that'll take another week, which is hardly an ideal option if you're actively being stalked. EVula // talk // ☯ // 22:05, 19 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Diabetes.victoria → Justinehodge

Iowa Lakes Corridor → Iowa Lakes Corridor Development Corporation

 Not done Promotional usernames are not allowed (as Sk8er5000 pointed out). EVula // talk // ☯ // 20:51, 21 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

GRMOTM → Linda Swain

TWickie1 → Twickie1

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