Wikipedia:Request an account

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In most cases, users can create accounts without assistance. However, where problems arise (such as with the CAPTCHA image or the desired username), users may request an account be created for them. To do this, please follow the instructions below, making sure that your requested username respects the username policy. Note that in general you should only use one Wikipedia account. If you already have an account, you can retrieve a forgotten password or change your username.

English Wikipedia username policy summary

Your username must represent you as an individual person

Usernames are not allowed on Wikipedia if they:

• only contain the names of companies, organizations, websites, musical groups or bands, teams, clubs, creative groups, or organized events
• only describe a particular role, title, position, department, or a group or team of people within a parent organization or group that can be represented or held by multiple people or by different people
• are promotional in nature, or appear intended to advertise, promote, sell, gain support, or increase the attention or user-base audience of any person, company, market, product, channel, website, or other good or service
• imply that your user account will be shared between more than one person

Your username must be truthful, appropriate, and not foster a negative editing environment

Usernames are not allowed on Wikipedia and will be immediately blocked upon discovery if they:

• are offensive, profane, violent, threatening, sexually explicit, or disruptive, or that advocate or encourage any such behavior (including criminal or illegal acts)
• contain statements that are libelous, contentious, or disparaging, or that disclose any private or non-public information about somebody else (either another editor, or a notable living person)
• are deliberately deceptive, confusing, misleading, unnecessarily long, similar to the username of other accounts, or attempt to impersonate or falsely represent somebody else (another editor, a notable living person, an "official" Wikimedia Foundation account, etc.) in bad faith
• imply that the account has explicit ownership of any articles, content, or topic areas, or any kind of "power" or "authority" over other editors, a different application of Wikipedia's policies and guidelines (such as implying that certain policies do not apply to them), or that the account has any administrative or "moderator" access levels or user rights
• imply the intent to troll, vandalize, disrupt, advertise, or spam Wikipedia
• imply the intent to personally attack, harass, or threaten other Wikipedia users
• imply that you are not here to build an encyclopedia or will use Wikipedia for purposes that it was not created for

Instructions:

1. Fill out both fields on the page linked below.
   • Note: Please understand that we cannot delete or recover accounts. If you have forgotten your password, and you did not register your account with an e-mail address, then it cannot be recovered. Your only option is to create a new account and request a usurp of your old username.
2. Check your e-mail inbox in case you are notified about any updates or problems related to your request. In some cases, requests are fulfilled in several minutes, but it may take longer depending on certain factors, so please be patient. Be sure to check your "spam" folder if you have not received an e-mail within several hours, although the process may take longer on rare occasions.
   • Once your account has been created successfully, you will receive an automated e-mail from wikiwikimedia.org stating your login credentials. You can use these to log in, where you will then be prompted to create a new password.

Request an account

Further information

• If you need any further information, please ask at the talk page.
• For interface users who act on requests, please see the guide.