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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.


Asheshneupane95 → Cricshady

Robot clerk note: No problems found --Legobot (talk) 13:50, 22 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
@Asheshneupane95: perhaps you want to file at m:SR/UC because you have commons and wikidata accounts with edits. –xenotalk 14:06, 22 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Agreed. A global rename would be much cleaner. MBisanz talk 20:01, 26 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Karin Anker → Lola Mega-Lazers

Robot clerk note: No problems found --Legobot (talk) 01:30, 25 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
 Bureaucrat note: @Karin Anker: Due to your edits on others wikis, you might want to request a global rename on Meta so that all of your accounts are renamed at once. Acalamari 07:14, 25 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Fagbug → Erin Davies

Robot clerk note: I have detected the following problems:
Please note this User:Fagbug likely registered User:Erin Davies. Also, this new username name may be controversial as the owner of the car Fagbug is Erin Davies and new user Erin Davies edits that article. OTRS proof may be requred to keep this new username. Anna Frodesiak (talk) 23:38, 29 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Webdepend → tombatey

Robot clerk note: No problems found --Legobot (talk) 21:00, 29 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
 Clerk note: Are you aware of (and comfortable with) the potential implications associated with using a real name? Mlpearc (open channel) 21:07, 29 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
 Not done No response. MBisanz talk 15:48, 4 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Big Bin Hirerav5port73 → Big Bin Hire

Fortiscdoc → Fortis C-Doc

 Clerk note: User has been blocked by Randykitty with an expiry time of indefinite. Reason: {{uw-softerblock}}. @Fortiscdoc: You're better off simply creating another account. --k6ka (talk | contribs) 22:57, 31 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

gmoliv → Marconi

Masterpieces.co → MasterPieces Puzzle Company

 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. Mlpearc (open channel) 00:53, 31 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
 Clerk note: User has been blocked by Orangemike with an expiry time of indefinite. Reason: {{softerblock}}: MasterPieces Puzzle Company. @Masterpieces.co: You are better off just creating a new account, though please do not share the account or edit "as a whole". Accounts on Wikipedia should belong to one user, and one user only, and should not hint towards shared usage. While the username "MasterPieces Puzzle Company" is unacceptable, "John Doe at MasterPieces Puzzle Company" is acceptable, however. --k6ka (talk | contribs) 02:49, 1 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Buddhaseo → Buddha

 Clerk note: All requests must be made while logged in to the account that will be renamed. Please log in to the account that is to be renamed and confirm this request. Mlpearc (open channel) 00:51, 31 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
 Clerk note: User replied on my talk change name (I think) Mlpearc (open channel) 17:32, 31 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
 Clerk note: (database is heavily lagged as of this writing, apologies if readings are inaccurate) There is no global account registered for "Buddha", however there are 34 unattached accounts with the same name - [1]. Also, this user is already registered locally, see [2]. Buddha shows up as blocked, though both the local and global block log for the user is empty. --k6ka (talk | contribs) 02:57, 1 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Glen Walker 2 → GlenW

 Clerk note: The requested username is already registered; see Special:CentralAuth. Please choose another name which is not already in use. --k6ka (talk | contribs) 15:48, 31 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Logos5557 → Logos

 Clerk note: There is no global account registered for "Logos", however, there are 33 unattached accounts with the same name - [3]. --k6ka (talk | contribs) 19:54, 31 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I had checked beforehand; all of those accounts seem inactive, maximum edit count is 23 and the closest edit is from 2012. Is it technically not possible or should I apply for usurp? Thanks. Logos5557 (talk) 23:18, 31 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Robot clerk note: I have detected the following problems:

westend_kendall → District11_WestEnd

Robot clerk note: No problems found --Legobot (talk) 18:40, 1 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
 Clerk note: User accounts are meant to represent an individual, not the intended subject of a page, having the same name as the subject you're writing about will automatically raise conflict of interest issues. Your requested name implies multiple users and is promotional, both are against policy, please choose a different name. Mlpearc (open channel) 15:36, 3 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Flexfunds → FlexFunds

Robot clerk note: No problems found --Legobot (talk) 19:30, 1 August 2014 (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. Mlpearc (open channel) 00:37, 3 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
 Clerk note: Requesting user has been blocked indefinitely, and cannot respond to this request. @Flexfunds: To be unblocked, add the text {{unblock-spamun|Your proposed new username|Your reason here}} to your user talk page. --k6ka (talk | contribs) 02:16, 4 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Monsta Fam Music Group → Victoria Robinson

Robot clerk note: No problems found --Legobot (talk) 07:00, 2 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
 Clerk note: Are you aware of (and comfortable with) the potential implications associated with using a real name? Mlpearc (open channel) 07:50, 2 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
 Clerk note: User has been blocked by Eustress with an expiry time of indefinite. Block parameters: Autoblock disabled. Reason: {{usernameblock}}. @Monsta Fam Music Group: You're better off simply creating the new account. --k6ka (talk | contribs) 22:52, 2 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
 Not done User blocked. Acalamari 15:25, 4 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

-NEKEL- → NCorbett90

Robot clerk note: The request was made by an IP (82.36.195.242) please login to request a name change. --Legobot (talk) 16:30, 3 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
@-NEKEL-: Can you please make a note here confirming that you are the owner of this account requesting a name change? --k6ka (talk | contribs) 01:51, 4 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

francistoleza → NSCART

Robot clerk note: No problems found --Legobot (talk) 20:00, 3 August 2014 (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. Also, I believe you are confusing an article name with a user name. --k6ka (talk | contribs) 01:44, 4 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

shonacollabro → Collabro

Robot clerk note: No problems found --Legobot (talk) 01:40, 4 August 2014 (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. Also, please note that accounts should be used by one person and for one person only. Using a company name is forbidden by the username policy. However, implying that the account is not shared is acceptable. Examples include a personal name, or "John Doe at Company Name". --k6ka (talk | contribs) 01:50, 4 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for your fast response. Is there a way to set up an organisational account? I notice many corporations have them. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Shonacollabro (talk • contribs) 02:15, 4 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

@Shonacollabro: By "organisational account", do you mean an account that a company uses to edit Wikipedia? No, such accounts are usually blocked if discovered. An individual employee can create an account and use it by themselves though. They can show their relation to the company they're working for by using the user name "Their name at Company Name". For example, "John Doe at AwesomeCopyeditors Incorporated". However, an account that a group of editors use together to edit with (e.g. a "collab" group), or simply an account with the company title as its username (e.g. User:Micks Cleaning Service Ltd) is not permitted. Accounts should only be used by one person, and one person only. They should never be shared. --k6ka (talk | contribs) 02:21, 4 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Betmane → Blessu Thomas

Robot clerk note: No problems found --Legobot (talk) 06:50, 4 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
 Clerk note: Are you aware of (and comfortable with) the potential implications associated with using a real name? --k6ka (talk | contribs) 14:25, 4 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Softkey Technology → Softkey Technologies

Robot clerk note: I have detected the following problems:
 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. Mlpearc (open channel) 08:01, 4 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
 Not done MBisanz talk 15:35, 4 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

User:LLAwards → The London Lifestyle Awards

Robot clerk note: The username User:LLAwards does not exist. --Legobot (talk) 15:30, 4 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
 Bureaucrat 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.
 Not done MBisanz talk 15:32, 4 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

jarydc → jc1985

Robot clerk note: I have detected the following problems:

1966batfan → WNYY98

Robot clerk note: No problems found --Legobot (talk) 00:10, 5 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
 Done MBisanz talk 01:58, 5 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Riglis demetre → Riglis Demetre

Robot clerk note: No problems found --Legobot (talk) 07:20, 5 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
 Done Acalamari 07:37, 5 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Andrew Dickens → johnlecarre

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