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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

Add new requests to the bottom of the page.

Passionforafrica → Flintdenton

Here is an automated analysis of the request, done by SoxBot VI.
 Not done. WjBscribe 23:56, 24 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Passionforafrica → Lawrence Flint

Here is an automated analysis of the request, done by SoxBot VI.
 Not done. WjBscribe 23:56, 24 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

StefanJulius → Jitzchock Josefsohn

I realized that for some articles which I contemplate editing, my true name might become obvious from my original choice. EssJay (talk) 18:29, 17 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

  •  Clerk note: Requesting user has no edits outside this process. RichardΩ612 Ɣ ɸ 19:15, May 17, 2008 (UTC)
 Done Kingturtle (talk) 03:09, 26 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

OMFG_YES_I_WIN → YES_I_WIN

 Clerk note: User has only made four edits, perhaps it might be easier for him/her to just create the new account and start anew. Useight (talk) 05:23, 18 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]
 Bureaucrat note: Don't you think "YES I WIN" might be seen as a little confrontational by other users, especially during a disagreement? I'd recommend something different. WjBscribe 17:02, 18 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]
 Not done - no response. WjBscribe 23:58, 24 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

WHEELSUK → BAROLD

 Bureaucrat note: Your current name is User:WheelsUK, not User:WHEELSUK - how do you want your new name capitalised? WjBscribe 17:04, 18 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]
 Not done - no response. WjBscribe 23:59, 24 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Veggies-R-Us → Iamsocool!

 Bureaucrat note: You changed your name on May 6, 2008. Renaming causes a heavy strain on the database. We cannot approve of repeated renames on the whims of users. Please think about the name change. If you go ahead with this request, we would have to deny you any further renaming opportunity in the future. =Nichalp «Talk»= 15:54, 19 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I agree with that statement.I am sooooo cool! 18:16, 19 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

StefanJulius → Isaak Josefsohn

EssJay (talk) 16:17, 19 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

 Bureaucrat note: Is there a particular reason your signature identifies you as EssJay? The Rambling Man (talk) 18:10, 19 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Phonetical initials of StefanJulius. Rudget (Help?) 18:21, 19 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Personally, I think that signature should be changed. It's very misleading. bibliomaniac15 23:58, 19 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]
I have informed StefanJulius of this on his talk page. Useight (talk) 02:09, 20 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Andrewmastroni → Justsomeguyinmd

 Not done. WjBscribe 23:59, 24 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

M.saleh → Muhammad

 Clerk note: ? You must make username change requests when signed in as M.saleh and the username Muhammad is already in use. M.saleh is also not a registered account. Useight (talk) 17:17, 20 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done. WjBscribe 00:01, 25 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Sal.Lopes → Danielle.Toth

 Bureaucrat note: Please familiarise yourself with WP:COI. Will you provide assurance that the account will not be used to write about your partner? The Rambling Man (talk) 11:04, 20 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

USER:OLHRS → OUR LADY OF THE HOLY ROSARY SCHOOL

 Not done According to Wikipedia:Username#Company.2Fgroup_names, "Use of Wikipedia for promotion of a company or group is not permitted." The Rambling Man (talk) 12:10, 20 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Djhenhouse → DJ HENHOUSE

 Not done. WjBscribe 00:04, 25 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Driftingsoftly → Christopherrobertjohnson

 Not done. WjBscribe 00:06, 25 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Driftingsoftly → Christopherrobertjohnson

 Bureaucrat note: Please provide a reason beyond "Because". The Rambling Man (talk) 09:26, 21 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]
 Not done - user already renamed to something else. WjBscribe 00:07, 25 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Asminismail → Asmin1312

Shield Commercial → Shield-Commercial

 Clerk note: Promotional names are blocked on-sight; choose a different name. -Jéské (v^_^v E pluribus unum) 16:32, 21 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]
 Not done. WjBscribe 00:17, 25 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Scoprioqueen → ScorpioQueen

 Clerk note: ? I have asked the requester to log in and make the request again. Useight (talk) 03:43, 22 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]
 Not done. WjBscribe 00:20, 25 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

GallifreyanPostman → Smurfy

 Not done This request has already gone to WP:USURP. The Rambling Man (talk) 20:42, 21 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Gwryla

a random request...

[for deletion]

I created the account Gwrila in the Bulgarian wikipedia accidentally at 19:20 on 21 May 2008 and only just noticed (i meant to spell it Gwryla, as my English account is). I then created the bg:Gwryla account also, and please want to ask if you can delete the bg:Gwrila one.

(i have written a deletion request on its talk page, here - and the other account confirms this also: here. The only contributions made by both those accounts are to the actual userpages and talkpages - i don't mind you merging the two accounts' histories into the contribution history for Gwryla - i've left a note on both saying so.)

it simply feels a bit weird knowing there's an account floating out there in cyberspace that'll never be used because it's spelt wrong...and someone else might want to use it in future, anyway. The Gwryla's moral like that, you see [:-)

(there's no 'changе-your-username' option in the Bulgarian wikipedia, we just get transferred to here, as you can see for yourselves).

So, in a word: please delete the bg:Gwrila account, and leave me the other two, spelt "Gwryla".

Thank you. [:-) Gwryla (talk) 10:29, 22 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

  •  Clerk note:: Accounts cannot be 'deleted' as such, simply renamed, and there is no real harm in simply letting it sit unused as people can simply usurp the account if they want it as it has no edits. No-one is going to mind it existing, as no-one will really know. RichardΩ612 Ɣ ɸ 15:48, May 22, 2008 (UTC)

Djhenhouse → DJ HENHOUSE

 Clerk note: Will the account be used for promotional purposes? Rudget (Help?) 17:05, 22 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Samrees2007 → Samrees2008

 Bureaucrat note: - changing the username will not stop this. Change your password instead. Kingturtle (talk) 19:07, 22 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]
 Clerk note: A username change will not reset your password; you'll have to do that manually in your preferences page regardless of whether or not you're renamed. Make sure you use a strong password (strong passwords contain letters, numbers, and symbols, and they do not contain any humanly-recognizable words). -Jéské (v^_^v E pluribus unum) 19:09, 22 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Deodedidante → Deodantededi

 Not done. WjBscribe 00:28, 25 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

GlobelendMortgage → Globelend Mortgage

 Clerk 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. Acalamari 17:09, 23 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]
 Not done. WjBscribe 00:30, 25 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Dkostiuk → SilenceResearch

 Not done. WjBscribe 00:30, 25 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

海獺

Distribution request. ja:User:海獺(an admin of jawiki) want to create account User:海獺. But this account created by ja:大分佐伯 a cross-wiki vandal user. He wrote "英語版の「海獺」は私のアカウントではありません。 出来れば私のアカウントにしたいと思っています。 (mean User:海獺@enwiki is not me. And I want to get this username.)" in his userpage. Plese rename 海獺 to other name. --Marine-Blue [ talk contribs ] 06:12, 24 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

P m kocovski → PMK1

 Bureaucrat note: Have you already created the target account? If so, could you sign here while logged into that account to confirm this. WjBscribe 00:32, 25 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]
yeh i have, thanx. PMK1 (talk) 06:06, 25 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]
 Done. WjBscribe 07:23, 26 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

P m kocovski → PMK2

 Bureaucrat note: Would you rather be PMK1? If so, could sign as requested above? WjBscribe 00:34, 25 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]
yes i would prefer PMK1, thanx, PMK1 (talk) 06:06, 25 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]
 Not done - renamed to PMK1 instead. WjBscribe 07:23, 26 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Harish101 → Harish

User note I have followed the suggestion. -- Harish (Talk) - 15:35, 24 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]
 Not done - usurpation being requested instead. WjBscribe 00:36, 25 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Kschany → Matilda

 Not done - name is already taken. Please choose a name that isn't listed at Special:ListUser. WjBscribe 00:38, 25 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]
 Clerk note: ? The link you'll want to use is Special:ListUsers. Useight (talk) 06:15, 25 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Vicki Doronina → Mstislavl

 Not done - Cannot rename user Mstislavl as this username is reserved for a global account. Kingturtle (talk) 03:03, 26 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Can you, please, try it again? The global account shoud have been deleted by now. Thank you,--87.113.87.147 (Vicki Doronina) 18:47, 26 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Drhitchcock → DrHitchcock

 Done Kingturtle (talk) 03:04, 26 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Dtkaplan → Watchwinder

 Clerk note: ? Requests must be made using the old username, and the username is already taken, with edits. Singularity 18:15, 25 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]
 Not done - username taken, request not made by account to be renamed. WjBscribe 07:18, 26 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Mr.jamieo → MrJamieo

 Done Kingturtle (talk) 03:04, 26 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

2SteamClocks → Steamclock

 Done Kingturtle (talk) 03:05, 26 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]


Jwwalker → JWWalker

 Done Kingturtle (talk) 03:06, 26 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Slcasner → SLCasner

 Done Kingturtle (talk) 03:06, 26 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Ct.Marsh b.Lillee → C.Marsh b.Lillee

 Done Kingturtle (talk) 03:07, 26 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Chakrapanighanta → Chakrapani Ghanta

 Done Kingturtle (talk) 03:08, 26 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Beta Coratee → Zeta Arcadee

 Done. WjBscribe 07:28, 26 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

EHCEvans → Ted H C Evans

Faalag'orn → Faalagorn

Mafalda Nobre → Clover

CTonwp → Connor Turnbull

There is no User:Connor Turnbull, however, there is a User:ConnorTurnbull. Metros (talk) 11:55, 26 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Tjallard → Linktanknyc

I am not an admin, however, this will not be allowed under Wikipedia's username policy. Especially, if it isn't your company. I suggest you remove the request. SimpsonsFan08 talk Sign Here Please and get Award 12:59, 26 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Denj7uiqbqvdktdnagu8i4fsyjcpo → Earl Jacksboro

MARKELLOS GR → MARKELLOS

FirstAlert.WS → Dr. Chris Lackey

Ark'ay the Mortals' God → Ark'ay

Taigarecords → TAIGA records

 Clerk note: All requests must be made while logged in to the account that will be renamed; this request was made by 216.160.48.201 (talk · contribs). Please log in to the account that is to be renamed and confirm this request. Please also note promotional renames are unlikely to occur. Please choose another name. Rudget (Help?) 18:43, 26 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Mynameisryan812 → Cages

MartinGG → Martin H.

Pilssburydoughboy → Pillsburydoughboy

Dave Rogers 100 → Dave Rogers

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