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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.

Djchainz → Adj

Current name: Djchainz (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
Requested name: Adj (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google)
Previous renames: current user, target user, Queue: open req, closed req
For global renamer: rename user
Datestamp: 18:35, 16 December 2010 (UTC)
Reason: Remove professional name from wikipedia to stop appearing in search results for name dj chainz (talk) 18:35, 16 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
SoxBot Beta has evaluated this request, and renaming appears to be possible. SoxBot (talk) 18:36, 16 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Bureaucrat note: Are you owner of the Vietnamese user Adj? If so, please post a note there, in English, confirming that you own the account. Thanks! ···日本穣^? · 投稿 · Talk to Nihonjoe · Join WikiProject Japan! 05:10, 17 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Not done due to no response. ···日本穣^? · 投稿 · Talk to Nihonjoe · Join WikiProject Japan! 16:29, 23 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Checkerlimousine → Checker Limousine

Current name: Checkerlimousine (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
Requested name: Checker Limousine (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google)
Previous renames: current user, target user, Queue: open req, closed req
For global renamer: rename user
Datestamp: 10:10, 19 December 2010 (UTC)
Reason: Account user name was incorrectly entered at time of sign up. Checkerlimousine (talk) 10:10, 19 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
SoxBot Beta has evaluated this request, and renaming appears to be possible. SoxBot (talk) 10:12, 19 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Bureaucrat note: The username appears to be promotional. Use of a company, organization, group, website, or product name as a username is prohibited by the username policy. Please choose another name. ···日本穣^? · 投稿 · Talk to Nihonjoe · Join WikiProject Japan! 20:36, 19 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Not done due to no response. ···日本穣^? · 投稿 · Talk to Nihonjoe · Join WikiProject Japan! 16:30, 23 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Micheal.cooper → Gatc

Current name: Micheal.cooper (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
Requested name: Gatc (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google)
Previous renames: current user, target user, Queue: open req, closed req
For global renamer: rename user
Datestamp: 07:28, 20 December 2010 (UTC)
Reason: Was asked to create an account with my real name by German administrator, but my supervisor supported my desire to keep using my anonymous account. I just made the account and have made no edits. Micheal.cooper (talk) 07:28, 20 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
SoxBot Beta has evaluated this request, and renaming appears to be possible. SoxBot (talk) 07:30, 20 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Bureaucrat note: Please login to your account on eswiki and make an edit in English on your talk page there confirming that you own the account. Be sure to logout before coming back here so you don't accidentally create the account here before we can move your existing enwiki account to the requested username. ···日本穣^? · 投稿 · Talk to Nihonjoe · Join WikiProject Japan! 08:04, 20 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Aero Mongolia → BATZAYAQWE

Current name: Aero Mongolia (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
Requested name: BATZAYAQWE (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google)
Previous renames: current user, target user, Queue: open req, closed req
For global renamer: rename user
Datestamp: 00:18, 21 December 2010 (UTC)
Reason: USER NAME IS SAME AS COMPANY'S NAME IN WIKIPEDIA Aero Mongolia (talk) 00:18, 21 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
SoxBot Beta has evaluated this request, and renaming appears to be possible. SoxBot (talk) 06:36, 21 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Bureaucrat note: Did you intend to request an ALL CAPS username? If not, please let us know. Otherwise, we will change the username to the currently requested "BATZAYAQWE". ···日本穣^? · 投稿 · Talk to Nihonjoe · Join WikiProject Japan! 06:38, 21 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Badakhshon → Amilia Bodge

Current name: Badakhshon (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
Requested name: Amilia Bodge (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google)
Previous renames: current user, target user, Queue: open req, closed req
For global renamer: rename user
Datestamp: 20:38, 21 December 2010 (UTC)
Please fill out this template correctly, replacing STATE A REASON HERE with your reason. David Andersons (talk) 20:38, 21 December 2010 (UTC) Real name[reply]
SoxBot Beta has evaluated this request, and renaming appears to be possible. SoxBot (talk) 20:39, 21 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Not done, duplicate request. ···日本穣^? · 投稿 · Talk to Nihonjoe · Join WikiProject Japan! 05:22, 23 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Badakhshon → Amilia Dodge

Current name: Badakhshon (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
Requested name: Amilia Dodge (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google)
Previous renames: current user, target user, Queue: open req, closed req
For global renamer: rename user
Datestamp: 20:40, 21 December 2010 (UTC)
Reason: Its my real name 2222 20:40, 21 December 2010 (UTC)
SoxBot Beta has evaluated this request, and renaming appears to be possible. SoxBot (talk) 20:42, 21 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Done ···日本穣^? · 投稿 · Talk to Nihonjoe · Join WikiProject Japan! 05:22, 23 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Rkbanda → Raghu Banda

Current name: Rkbanda (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
Requested name: Raghu Banda (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google)
Previous renames: current user, target user, Queue: open req, closed req
For global renamer: rename user
Datestamp: 21:43, 21 December 2010 (UTC)
Reason: Merging for Universal account name & ofcourse wanted my page with my actual name rather than a shortcut. Raghu Banda (talk) 21:43, 21 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Clerk note: Fixed malformed request. —Jeremy ^{(v^_^v Hyper Combo K.O.!)} 22:25, 21 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Bureaucrat note: Are you aware of (and comfortable with) the potential implications associated with using a real name? MBisanz ^talk 12:23, 22 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, I am fine using my real name. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rkbanda (talk • contribs) 22:44, 22 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Done ···日本穣^? · 投稿 · Talk to Nihonjoe · Join WikiProject Japan! 05:25, 23 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Porcheditor → Vanished User 009

Current name: Porcheditor (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
Requested name: Vanished User 009 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google)
Previous renames: current user, target user, Queue: open req, closed req
For global renamer: rename user
Datestamp: 01:47, 22 December 2010 (UTC)
Reason: I want to vanish my account. Porcheditor (talk) 01:47, 22 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
SoxBot Beta has evaluated this request, and renaming appears to be possible. SoxBot (talk) 01:48, 22 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Not done as you don't enough edits to vanish. Simply stop using the account. ···日本穣^? · 投稿 · Talk to Nihonjoe · Join WikiProject Japan! 07:17, 22 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Theolympicks → The Olympicks

Current name: Theolympicks (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
Requested name: The Olympicks (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google)
Previous renames: current user, target user, Queue: open req, closed req
For global renamer: rename user
Datestamp: 00:31, 23 December 2010 (UTC)
Reason: Reason For the name change is i just simply wanted to add a Space between "The word "The" & "Olympicks" instead of having it as 1 word so it can be easier to search......thanks The Olympicks (talk) 00:31, 23 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
SoxBot Beta has evaluated this request, and renaming appears to be possible. SoxBot (talk) 00:33, 23 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Bureaucrat note: The username appears to be promotional. Use of a company, organization, group, website, or product name as a username is prohibited by the username policy. Please choose another name. (there is a band with that name) ···日本穣^? · 投稿 · Talk to Nihonjoe · Join WikiProject Japan! 05:27, 23 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Lala2 → Glache

Current name: Lala2 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
Requested name: Glache (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google)
Previous renames: current user, target user, Queue: open req, closed req
For global renamer: rename user
Datestamp: 03:18, 23 December 2010 (UTC)
Reason: I figured lala2 sounded pretty silly as a username and have been using glache on other websites. So I just want to keep the username constant. Lala2 (talk) 03:18, 23 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
SoxBot Beta has evaluated this request, and renaming appears to be possible. SoxBot (talk) 03:21, 23 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Done ···日本穣^? · 投稿 · Talk to Nihonjoe · Join WikiProject Japan! 05:28, 23 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Sqzx → Gwzz

Current name: Sqzx (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
Requested name: Gwzz (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google)
Previous renames: current user, target user, Queue: open req, closed req
For global renamer: rename user
Datestamp: 06:25, 23 December 2010 (UTC)
Reason: more euphonious; matches my domain name GarryW (talk) 06:25, 23 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
SoxBot Beta has evaluated this request, and renaming appears to be possible. SoxBot (talk) 06:27, 23 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Done, but please make sure not to run afoul of WP:COI or WP:SPAM. ···日本穣^? · 投稿 · Talk to Nihonjoe · Join WikiProject Japan! 07:16, 23 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Gypsyjiver → Mr. Stradivarius

Current name: Gypsyjiver (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
Requested name: Mr. Stradivarius (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google)
Previous renames: current user, target user, Queue: open req, closed req
For global renamer: rename user
Datestamp: 14:12, 23 December 2010 (UTC)
Reason: "Gypsy" has possible racist overtones which I did not intend when choosing the name (from gypsy jazz violin). This might not be good if I intend to do more serious editing on Wikipedia. — GypsyJiver (drop me a line) 14:12, 23 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
SoxBot Beta has evaluated this request, and renaming appears to be possible. SoxBot (talk) 14:15, 23 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Done ···日本穣^? · 投稿 · Talk to Nihonjoe · Join WikiProject Japan! 16:31, 23 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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