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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.


Requests

Smarojit → Revolutionary Road

Robot clerk note: No problems found --Chris G Bot 3 (talk) 10:50, 3 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
 Clerk note: Are you the one that registered User:Revolutionary Road? If so, you may need to head over to WP:CHUU to request an usurpation of the username as it has now been registered and cannot be changed through this process. Jguy TalkDone 16:17, 4 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Whoa, I did not register with that username!! Really surprised that someone did that after I wanted it changed to that... --smarojit HD 16:47, 4 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Given that the target account is blocked as a sockpuppet, it's possible they were registering requested names obstructively. If a steward were to delete the global account (see m:SR/SUL), I would be minded to speedy usurp it for you. –xenotalk 16:36, 8 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Wahaj Tanvir → xyz0987654321

Robot clerk note: No problems found --Chris G Bot 3 (talk) 16:50, 6 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
 Bureaucrat note: Is this a request for courtesy vanishing—meaning you intend never to edit the English Wikipedia again—or are you just wanting to abandon this account? Please note that returning after exercising courtesy vanishing may be met with automatic relinking of the new account with the old one. If you are just interested in retiring, an extended vacation, or are considering a clean start in the future, placing {{retired}} on your user and/or talk page(s) and abandoning the account is the better option. Pakaran 18:37, 6 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

rdumobile → closeaccountnow

Robot clerk note: No problems found --Chris G Bot 3 (talk) 04:50, 7 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
 Bureaucrat note: Is this a request for courtesy vanishing—meaning you intend never to edit the English Wikipedia again—or are you just wanting to abandon this account? Please note that returning after exercising courtesy vanishing may be met with automatic relinking of the new account with the old one. If you are just interested in retiring, an extended vacation, or are considering a clean start in the future, placing {{retired}} on your user and/or talk page(s) and abandoning the account is the better option. ·addshore· talk to me! 17:31, 9 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Tight Line Productions → James Angy

Robot clerk note: No problems found --Chris G Bot 3 (talk) 19:40, 9 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
 Clerk note: Are you aware of (and comfortable with) the potential implications associated with using a real name? Tek022 | Comments? 20:41, 9 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Bureaucrat note: Upon the advice of the clerk you modified your request, but the new desired name "Tight Line" is still likely to draw the same concern as the current. –xenotalk 03:52, 12 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

benfefix.sans → benefix.sans

Robot clerk note: I have detected the following problems:
  • Allright, but I am Benefix.sans in French wikipedia, I have made the same request on the french wiki page and it's done but it seems that i have 2 account now with 2 username Benfefix for english wiki and Benefix.sans for french wiki. I need your help...--Benfefix.sans (talk) 11:46, 11 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
 Clerk note: The WP:CHUU process is where you need to be. This page is for changing to usernames which do not exist. Since the target username you need is registered (even to you), you will need to usurp it, or "take it over" with the Benfeix.sans account. Alternatively, if you own Benefix.sans on the English Wikipedia, you can stop using the one that you typoed if you don't mind the 4 contributions you've made (one of them being here) from being non-attributed to your Benefix.sans account. Jguy TalkDone 18:55, 11 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

nfsaonline → aussiemiguelglz

Robot clerk note: I have detected the following problems:

MrTolleMolle → Harry K R

Robot clerk note: No problems found --Chris G Bot 3 (talk) 09:40, 15 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
 Bureaucrat note: Are you aware of (and comfortable with) the potential implications associated with using a real name? ·addshore· talk to me! 11:25, 15 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]


Selimaoptique → Tutu007

Robot clerk note: There is already a global account registered for Tutu007. --Chris G Bot 3 (talk) 16:50, 15 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Lawrence Mayer → Lawrence Mayer M.D., M.S.

Robot clerk note: No problems found --Chris G Bot 3 (talk) 10:10, 16 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

JZNIOSH → JZSafe

Robot clerk note: No problems found --Chris G Bot 3 (talk) 13:20, 17 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
 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. Tek022 | Comments? 18:59, 17 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Spbone → Sagar Bhatt

Robot clerk note: No problems found --Chris G Bot 3 (talk) 02:20, 18 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
 Bureaucrat note: Are you aware of (and comfortable with) the potential implications associated with using a real name?·addshore· talk to me! 14:46, 18 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

GenderHealth → GHealth

Robot clerk note: No problems found --Chris G Bot 3 (talk) 17:00, 18 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Successedu → freelancewebs

Robot clerk note: No problems found --Chris G Bot 3 (talk) 22:50, 18 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
 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. http://www.freelancewebs.net/. Mlpearc (powwow) 03:26, 19 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Dr Bilal Qureshi → Bilal Qureshi

Robot clerk note: I have detected the following problems:

Housewifehader → TeeVeeed

Robot clerk note: No problems found --Chris G Bot 3 (talk) 12:50, 19 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Acadzone → teambooks

Robot clerk note: No problems found --Chris G Bot 3 (talk) 13:20, 19 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Ordoxe → LordRhe666

Robot clerk note: No problems found --Chris G Bot 3 (talk) 17:50, 19 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

fmxusa → 17rbglt

Robot clerk note: No problems found --Chris G Bot 3 (talk) 22:20, 19 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Tommytongflare → DreamLiner

Robot clerk note: I have detected the following problems:

Tena Dupre → Lynx212

Robot clerk note: No problems found --Chris G Bot 3 (talk) 01:00, 22 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

DiscipleofWar → levininja

Robot clerk note: No problems found --Chris G Bot 3 (talk) 03:40, 22 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

WatfordBC → Angela@WatfordBC

Robot clerk note: The requested username contains the character "@" which cannot be used in usernames due to technical limitations. --Chris G Bot 3 (talk) 08:40, 22 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Biggles1000 → Piers

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 Piers, however there are 7 unattached accounts on other wikis. --Chris G Bot 3 (talk) 12:00, 22 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Laura-ORCID → Lpaglione

Robot clerk note: No problems found --Chris G Bot 3 (talk) 13:10, 22 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
If this is your real name,  Clerk note: Are you aware of (and comfortable with) the potential implications associated with using a real name? Tyrol5 [Talk] 01:17, 23 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

NSWMaps → Nickswalker

Robot clerk note: No problems found --Chris G Bot 3 (talk) 15:20, 22 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Lifeissubtle → LifeIsSubtle

Robot clerk note: No problems found --Chris G Bot 3 (talk) 16:50, 22 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

solutions4FW → srichards49

Robot clerk note: No problems found --Chris G Bot 3 (talk) 18:30, 22 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Or Dalkian → Whatever419

Robot clerk note: No problems found --Chris G Bot 3 (talk) 20:00, 22 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]


Alikrus → Alikberov

Robot clerk note: No problems found --Chris G Bot 3 (talk) 20:40, 22 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Rdiggle → Digg17

Robot clerk note: No problems found --Chris G Bot 3 (talk) 21:30, 22 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Brayan Sneider → Brayan Jaimes

Robot clerk note: There is already a global account registered for Brayan Jaimes (primary wiki: eswiki). --Chris G Bot 3 (talk) 22:00, 22 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, I changed my user name in Spanish Wikipedia. Now, I want to change my user name in this Wikipedia.--Brayan Sneider (talk) 22:19, 22 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

123465421jhytwretpo98721654 → tabletrack53

Robot clerk note: No problems found --Chris G Bot 3 (talk) 03:50, 23 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Snehadaga → s72013

Robot clerk note: No problems found --Chris G Bot 3 (talk) 03:50, 23 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Takagi Fujimaru → Fu Jen

Robot clerk note: No problems found --Chris G Bot 3 (talk) 05:50, 23 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Mosaicclassics → Jerrytomball

Robot clerk note: No problems found --Chris G Bot 3 (talk) 05:50, 23 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

PaulMacciatto → 烤麵包機

Robot clerk note: No problems found --Chris G Bot 3 (talk) 07:20, 23 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Jeltfr → Jelt

Robot clerk note: There is no global account registered for Jelt, however there are 3 unattached accounts on other wikis. --Chris G Bot 3 (talk) 09:50, 18 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • This could be an issue come August, when I believe the global account will be automatically created and assigned to the ja user. You may wish to start at ja:WP:USURP. See also: WP:SUL/F. –xenotalk 15:08, 18 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Not done I agree. Given it's a blocked sockpuppet at the Japanese wiki, they should be willing to do the rename. MBisanz talk 02:51, 19 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • Sorry but I still have a problem, my request was rejected of the Japanese wiki because "target username already existed, and every usurpation requests closed from 17 July 2013, as per local-policy. Anyway you haven't qualifications for requesting usurpation of the username". Now I have two different accounts and my French one will be automatically renamed on August, 1rst. What can I do? Jeltfr (talk) 07:27, 22 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

→

CURRENT=communications.mfsa 

NEW=keithz1981m
Add a reason for the change after REASON=Was not aware couldnt use corporate/company account. Apologies for that.
Robot clerk note: The username you have requested is the same as your current name. --Chris G Bot 3 (talk) 10:09, 23 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

lafayettefederalcreditunion → kfuzqcuoh498

Robot clerk note: No problems found --Chris G Bot 3 (talk) 13:20, 23 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Splitfusion → Coldlight

Name change

Adam_fahn_uk → Adam_Fahn_UK

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