Wikipedia:Changing username/Simple

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.

Ecotourism Australia → jennydavid

• Current name: Ecotourism Australia (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
• Requested name: Jennydavid (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: 23:30, 10 April 2014 (UTC)
• Reason: the current username may not comply with your username policy Ecotourism Australia (talk) 23:30, 10 April 2014 (UTC)

Robot clerk note: No problems found --Legobot (talk) 00:00, 11 April 2014 (UTC)

 Clerk note: Are you aware of (and comfortable with) the potential implications associated with using a real name? --k6ka (talk | contribs) 02:06, 11 April 2014 (UTC)

N Stale No response. --k6ka (talk | contribs) 01:15, 16 April 2014 (UTC)

C REAL Ghana → C-Real Em-c

• Current name: C REAL Ghana (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
• Requested name: C-Real Em-c (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: 15:50, 14 April 2014 (UTC)
• Reason: beacuse as an artist it is my stage name-as per all my fan base so I want to keep it that way C REAL Ghana (talk) 15:50, 14 April 2014 (UTC)

Robot clerk note: No problems found --Legobot (talk) 16:00, 14 April 2014 (UTC)

Comment: is it me or is he admitting his new username would be promotional? MM ("Well? What have you got to report?") ^{("My new invention!")} 01:36, 15 April 2014 (UTC)

WikiBOT12 → bureucrat_philly

• Current name: WikiBOT12 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
• Requested name: Bureucrat_philly (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: 03:43, 15 April 2014 (UTC)
• Reason: I want to make sure I follow the Wikipedia standards. Sorry! WikiBOT12 (talk) 03:43, 15 April 2014 (UTC)

Robot clerk note: No problems found --Legobot (talk) 04:00, 15 April 2014 (UTC)

• Although you misspelled "bureaucrat", you are still going to encounter problems with regards to Wikipedia:Username policy#Misleading usernames. Please choose another name. –xeno^talk 15:34, 15 April 2014 (UTC)

 Not done @WikiBOT12: please choose a different name. –xeno^talk 01:41, 17 April 2014 (UTC)

Rommtt → Romtam

• Current name: Rommtt (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
• Requested name: Romtam (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: 12:23, 16 April 2014 (UTC)
• Reason: Romtam is my real name, and I don't want to use the old name Rommtt anymore. Rommtt (talk) 12:23, 16 April 2014 (UTC)

Robot clerk note: There is already a global account registered for Romtam. --Legobot (talk) 12:30, 16 April 2014 (UTC)

@Rommtt: I can't grant you this name right now, because of the global account. You could try usurping it at the four projects it is registered (th:WP:USURP, m:SR/SUL and such). Or choose another name. Please advise. –xeno^talk 01:40, 17 April 2014 (UTC)

Peterchiapperino → Concert Photographer

• Current name: Peterchiapperino (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
• Requested name: Concert Photographer (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: 03:06, 17 April 2014 (UTC)
• Reason: do not wish to use real name Peterchiapperino (talk) 03:06, 17 April 2014 (UTC)

Robot clerk note: I have detected the following problems:

• The requested username is already registered; see Special:Listusers. Please choose another name that does not appear on that list.
• There is already a global account registered for Concert Photographer. --Legobot (talk) 03:30, 17 April 2014 (UTC)
•  Not done @Peterchiapperino: your requested name is taken; please file a new request or file at wp:usurp. –xeno^talk 03:36, 17 April 2014 (UTC)

Ecotourism Australia → jenatEA

• Current name: Ecotourism Australia (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
• Requested name: JenatEA (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: 05:06, 17 April 2014 (UTC)
• Reason: the current username may not comply with your username policy Ecotourism Australia (talk) 05:06, 17 April 2014 (UTC)

Robot clerk note: No problems found --Legobot (talk) 05:30, 17 April 2014 (UTC)

 Done by Xeno --Legobot (talk) 13:30, 17 April 2014 (UTC)

Gold_Standard → TheCascadian

• Current name: Gold_Standard (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
• Requested name: TheCascadian (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: 05:36, 17 April 2014 (UTC)
• Reason: My current username refers to an opinion I no longer hold and therefore doesn't represent me. Gold Standard 05:36, 17 April 2014 (UTC)

Robot clerk note: No problems found --Legobot (talk) 06:00, 17 April 2014 (UTC)

 Done by Xeno --Legobot (talk) 13:30, 17 April 2014 (UTC)

MRPRO03 → UltimateNova

• Current name: MRPRO03 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
• Requested name: UltimateNova (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: 06:11, 17 April 2014 (UTC)
• Reason: I now do not like to have numbers in my username plus I would like a new change. MRPRO03 (talk) 06:11, 17 April 2014 (UTC)

Robot clerk note: No problems found --Legobot (talk) 06:30, 17 April 2014 (UTC)

 Done by Xeno --Legobot (talk) 13:30, 17 April 2014 (UTC)

aadarshscholar → researcher

• Current name: Aadarshscholar (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
• Requested name: Researcher (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: 10:46, 17 April 2014 (UTC)
• Reason: vioaltion of rules Aadarshscholar (talk) 10:46, 17 April 2014 (UTC)

Robot clerk note: I have detected the following problems:

• The requested username is already registered; see Special:Listusers. Please choose another name that does not appear on that list.
• There is no global account registered for Researcher, however there are 24 unattached accounts on other wikis. --Legobot (talk) 11:00, 17 April 2014 (UTC)
•  Not done –xeno^talk 19:17, 17 April 2014 (UTC)

luigiacruz → luigi.a.cruz

• Current name: Luigiacruz (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
• Requested name: Luigi.a.cruz (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: 12:14, 17 April 2014 (UTC)
• Reason: Readability. Luigiacruz (talk) 12:14, 17 April 2014 (UTC)

Robot clerk note: No problems found --Legobot (talk) 12:30, 17 April 2014 (UTC)

 Done by Xeno --Legobot (talk) 13:30, 17 April 2014 (UTC)

aadarshscholar → aadarshmishra@research

• Current name: Aadarshscholar (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
• Requested name: Aadarshmishra@research (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: 12:31, 17 April 2014 (UTC)
• Reason: for rules 1.186.4.90 (talk) 12:31, 17 April 2014 (UTC)

Robot clerk note: I have detected the following problems:

• The requested username contains the character "@" which cannot be used in usernames due to technical limitations.
• The request was made by an IP (1.186.4.90 please login to request a name change. --Legobot (talk) 13:00, 17 April 2014 (UTC)
•  Not done @Aadarshscholar: please file again. –xeno^talk 19:17, 17 April 2014 (UTC)

muchliterature → commonplacebook

• Current name: Muchliterature (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
• Requested name: Commonplacebook (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: 19:03, 17 April 2014 (UTC)
• Reason: identifying personal information Muchliterature (talk) 19:03, 17 April 2014 (UTC)
•  Done –xeno^talk 19:17, 17 April 2014 (UTC)

CScareerstep → BTvnet

• Current name: CScareerstep (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
• Requested name: BTvnet (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: 23:11, 17 April 2014 (UTC)
• Reason: previous username was associated with a company CScareerstep (talk) 23:11, 17 April 2014 (UTC)

Robot clerk note: No problems found --Legobot (talk) 23:30, 17 April 2014 (UTC)

Crabpot8 → Hamiltont

• Current name: Crabpot8 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
• Requested name: Hamiltont (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: 23:54, 17 April 2014 (UTC)
• Reason: I wish to associate these edits with my real identity (proof available if needed). I have considered the implications Crabpot8 (talk) 23:54, 17 April 2014 (UTC)

Robot clerk note: There is already a global account registered for Hamiltont. --Legobot (talk) 00:00, 18 April 2014 (UTC)

• If I'm reading this correctly, this global account is inactive since 2011. I believe there is a method to usurp usernames, any advice on that would be great. I'm reading up on it now... Crabpot8 (talk) 01:26, 18 April 2014 (UTC)