Wikipedia:Changing username/SUL
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This page was a temporary forum for the processing of username changes that related to the migration to single unified login (SUL) between June 2008 and April 2010. Prior to this, it served as a holding pen for requests that could not be completed due to bugs in the SUL renaming process.
Instructions
For the instructions that were in use at the time this page was closed to new requests, see Wikipedia:Changing username/SUL/Front matter/Instructions
Notes
- When the rename has been completed, your account will have been renamed, and any contributions you have made (including deleted contributions) will be reattributed to your new account as a background process. Your account preferences, watchlist contents, password, etc. will all be preserved, and your user and user talk pages will have been moved to the new name.
- Note: The process responsible for reallocating old contributions is currently dependent upon the job queue mechanism. As such, you may find old contributions do not immediately appear under your new account; this is perfectly normal. Updates should take at most a day to complete, although the length of time will vary according to the size of the job queue on this wiki, and the status of the server processes which process this queue.
- The change will appear in the user rename log and the request will be moved to the archives in the interest of transparency. It is not possible to rename accounts without an entry being created in the log.
- This change will not affect signatures you have already left on talk pages, or other places where you signed your username with ~~~~. Those pages will continue to display your signature (including the link to your old username) unless edited manually.
- Be aware: Once you have been renamed, your old account will no longer exist and may potentially be recreated by a third party. This is true even if your old account pages have been redirected towards your new account. To guard against impersonation, you may wish to recreate the old account yourself.
A few users have agreed to provide assistance with the mechanics of this process. If you wish to assist as well, please read the linked page carefully.
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Current requests
Place new requests at the bottom of the page.
Mochi77 → M0m0
- Current username: Mochi77 (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
- Target username: M0m0 (talk · contribs · global contribs · logs · block log) (SUL conflicts?)
- Datestamp: 16:25, 22 August 2008 (UTC)
- For bureaucrat use: Email target username (1) (2)
Mochi77 (talk) 16:25, 22 August 2008 (UTC)
Usurpation after user's (note: Momo) consent.
This user has only 1 minor edit.
I've gone through an unified global account process. My unified accounts are at:
- en.wikinews.org
- es.wikipedia.org
- es.wikinews.org
- es.wiktionary.org
- en.wiktionary.org
- (a few more)
So what I'm asking is -provided this user agrees- modifying his/her account name (moving the history), deleting it and letting me use M0m0 as username.
Bureaucrat note: provide confirmation he doesn't object. — Rlevse • Talk • 00:40, 25 August 2008 (UTC)
Bureaucrat note: user asked for more time. — Rlevse • Talk • 19:57, 1 September 2008 (UTC)
Jfreda_admin → James F Reda
- Current name: Jfreda_admin (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
- Requested name: James F Reda (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
- Reason: Reason for requested renaming. My current username cannot have the word admin in it. Please Change to James F Reda 129.174.106.202 (talk) 15:11, 27 August 2008 (UTC)
Bureaucrat note: you must make the request with the jfreda_admin account. Post here to confirm it is you making the request. — Rlevse • Talk • 02:20, 28 August 2008 (UTC)
None (SUL request) → Remontoire
- Current username: None (SUL request) (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
- Target username: Remontoire (talk · contribs · global contribs · logs · block log)
- Datestamp: 11:59, 5 September 2008 (UTC)
- For bureaucrat use: Email target username (1) (2)
Conwan (talk) 11:59, 5 September 2008 (UTC)
My homewiki is the Swedish wiki. Thanks in advance!
Bureaucrat note: Left questions at Conwan enwiki page, and Remontoire svwiki page. Request here made by Conwan but who is that in relation to Remontoire? — Rlevse • Talk • 18:59, 5 September 2008 (UTC)
- Conwan and Remontoire are the same user. I started as Remontoire on the svwiki, but had to register another username on enwiki since Remontoire was already taken. But now i've applied for a universal login and permission to usurp the name Remontoire on enwiki. If that is possible I will not use the name Conwan anymore. --Conwan (talk) 09:38, 6 September 2008 (UTC)
xx2xx → demmy
- Current username: xx2xx (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
- Target username: demmy (talk · contribs · global contribs · logs · block log)
- Datestamp: 23:09, 5 September 2008 (UTC)
- For bureaucrat use: Email target username (1) (2)
demmy (talk) 23:09, 5 September 2008 (UTC)
My home wiki is the Yoruba wikipedia and I am an admin there. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Xx2xx (talk • contribs) 23:13, 5 September 2008 (UTC)
None (SUL request) → Virgi
- Current username: None (SUL request) (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
- Target username: Virgi (talk · contribs · global contribs · logs · block log)
- Datestamp: 11:00, 6 September 2008 (UTC)
- For bureaucrat use: Email target username (1) (2)
83.56.250.26 (talk) 11:00, 6 September 2008 (UTC) - My homewiki is Spanish wikipedia. The current local account hasn't got any contributions. Thanks 83.56.250.26 (talk) 11:00, 6 September 2008 (UTC)
None (SUL request) → Obelix
- Current username: None (SUL request) (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
- Target username: Obelix (talk · contribs · global contribs · logs · block log)
- Datestamp: 11:15, 6 September 2008 (UTC)
- For bureaucrat use: Email target username (1) (2)
This is Obelix from Swedish Wikipedia. I want to usurp this account for SUL. I want to usurp this account for SUL. Here is confirmation /83.178.28.69 (talk) 11:15, 6 September 2008 (UTC)
None (SUL request) → Sabata
- Current username: None (SUL request) (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
- Target username: Sabata (talk · contribs · global contribs · logs · block log)
- Datestamp: 13:51, 6 September 2008 (UTC)
- For bureaucrat use: Email target username (1) (2)
My homewiki is the German wiki. The current local account has one edit in 2006. 89.12.165.220 (talk) 13:51, 6 September 2008 (UTC)
Bjs-en → Bjs
- Current username: Bjs-en (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
- Target username: Bjs (talk · contribs · global contribs · logs · block log)
- Datestamp: 13:58, 6 September 2008 (UTC)
- For bureaucrat use: Email target username (1) (2)
This is my SUL name on numerous projects, and on de (my home wiki), I have about 10000 edits, whereas user Bjs here has less than 50 Bjs-en (talk) 13:58, 6 September 2008 (UTC)
change username
CURRENT_NAME → REQUESTED_NAME
- Current username: CURRENT_NAME (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
- Target username: REQUESTED_NAME (talk · contribs · global contribs · logs · block log)
- Datestamp: 15:05, 6 September 2008 (UTC)
- For bureaucrat use: Email target username (1) (2)
4.244.33.57 (talk) 15:05, 6 September 2008 (UTC)