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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.



Khin Maung Maung Lwin → Villager

Robot clerk note: I have detected the following problems:
 Renamer note: Please pick a new name; the username you have requested has already been taken. ‐‐1997kB (talk) 07:24, 15 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]
 Not done No response. ‐‐1997kB (talk) 05:42, 23 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

M.nabavi → Nabav

Robot clerk note: I have detected the following problems:
 Renamer note: Please pick a new name; the username you have requested has already been taken. ‐‐1997kB (talk) 14:13, 15 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]
 Not done No response. ‐‐1997kB (talk) 05:42, 23 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Norvikk → 12 23

Robot clerk note: No problems found—cyberbot ITalk to my owner:Online 15:30, 22 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]
 Renamer note: The username "12 23" is not allowed to prevent confusing or spoofed usernames: Does not contain any letters. Please choose another username. Also your behaviour is concerning. ‐‐1997kB (talk) 15:32, 22 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]
I know a lot of user names that contain only numbers. Not a rule. Please change. --Norvikk (talk) 15:43, 22 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]
  • @1997kB: To clarify, was this a message the system gave you when you attempted to rename the user? —k6ka 🍁 (Talk · Contributions) 20:08, 22 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Please would User:Norvikk give an undertaking that he will not continue to use alternative accounts without making the necessary notifications (see section below relating to one of his alternative accounts) ?
It is also illogical to think that renaming will obviate any difficulties with personal information that are not fixed by oversight since the histories will still remain. --BushelCandle (talk) 20:31, 22 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Yes K6ka and new name isn't that confusing, so we can override this, but I didn't attempted because of their behaviour and use of multiple accounts without disclosing (the one requested rename right after their request, Getgotgotten). ‐‐1997kB (talk) 06:21, 23 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]
 Not done Norvikk Please file a new request once the block expires, as we can't rename blocked users also make sure it's according to username policy. ‐‐1997kB (talk) 12:56, 23 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Getgotgotten → —

Robot clerk note: No problems found—cyberbot ITalk to my owner:Online 15:40, 22 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]
I have a strong objection to this alternative account (currently called User:Getgotgotten ) of User:Norvikk being renamed since User:Norvikk habitually blanks their various user pages and refuses to use edit summaries and this second account has now behaved in similar fashion today. There are also civility issues and before being given a clean start there should be evidence of changed behaviour by both accounts being used by Norvikk: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Visa_requirements_for_Lebanese_citizens&diff=849367920&oldid=849360224 --BushelCandle (talk) 17:13, 22 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Also, the rapidity and complexity of the typical edits made by this alternative account of User:Norvikk would lead many to believe that these are either robotic or semi-automated edits. If that is the case, then it is trivial to also "remember" or "sign" a more conventional user name. Additionally, such a cryptic and tiny user name is more easily confused or overlooked in Watchlists and Edit histories or may even be confused with oversight or Bureaucrat actions. --BushelCandle (talk) 17:48, 22 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]
 Not done Having such a username will cause all sorts of confusion. Anna Frodesiak (talk) 19:51, 22 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Anna Frodesiak, non-global renamers and stewards do not have the authority to mark requests as done or not done however, I do concur and agree that this username won't be well received by the community, and will mark this request as  Not done. Getgotgotten, if you wish to be renamed, please file a new request with a new name. —k6ka 🍁 (Talk · Contributions) 20:02, 22 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Mea culpa, I forgot to check the block log of the requesting user. They are definitely not eligible to request at this time. —k6ka 🍁 (Talk · Contributions) 20:04, 22 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Hi K6ka. Ah, I did not know that. Sorry to arrive and make a pig's ear of things. Best, Anna Frodesiak (talk) 20:31, 22 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Utpal365 → Cuhere

Robot clerk note: There is already a global account registered for Cuhere.—cyberbot ITalk to my owner:Online 16:30, 22 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]
 Renamer note: The requested username is already registered; see Special:CentralAuth. Please choose another name which is not already in use. —k6ka 🍁 (Talk · Contributions) 20:29, 22 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]
 Not done Renamed to seeuhere. ‐‐1997kB (talk) 10:01, 23 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Lhe punisher → Lone-Wolf

Robot clerk note: I have detected the following problems:
 Renamer note: The requested username is already registered; see Special:CentralAuth. Please choose another name which is not already in use. ‐‐1997kB (talk) 06:24, 23 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Charmy Tharra → AliaShraddha

Robot clerk note: No problems found—cyberbot ITalk to my owner:Online 18:30, 23 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]
 Done —k6ka 🍁 (Talk · Contributions) 02:05, 24 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

SansMoins → SANSd20

Robot clerk note: No problems found—cyberbot ITalk to my owner:Online 19:10, 23 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]
 Done —k6ka 🍁 (Talk · Contributions) 02:08, 24 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Conhecimentoeserenidade → raphaelbbraga

Robot clerk note: No problems found—cyberbot ITalk to my owner:Online 20:40, 23 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]
 Done —k6ka 🍁 (Talk · Contributions) 02:12, 24 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Uyabba → Kainsli

Robot clerk note: No problems found—cyberbot ITalk to my owner:Online 00:50, 24 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]
 Done —k6ka 🍁 (Talk · Contributions) 02:13, 24 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Rshirazi → agnesreed

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