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The user name Wikipedians choose for themselves is no longer set in stone. On request, Bureaucrats can change user account settings and article histories such that all previous edits of a given user are attributed to the new name using Special:Renameuser. Note - you must make the request from the account you want renamed; anonymous requests are ignored for security reasons. (Historical note - In the past, this page was used to log requests for developers to manually change attributions and usernames. This practice has long since been discontinued by developers as being too time consuming for the few number of developers available)

See also: The Wikimedia m:Privacy Policy, m:Right to vanish

Currently, only users with fewer than 6800 edits can be renamed (edit counter). You can only be renamed to an account that does not exist. If you have very few edits, it is far quicker to just create a new account.

Requesting a change

To change your user name on the English Wikipedia only, please make your request on this page.
To change your user name on another Wikimedia project that has a local bureaucrat (see Special:Listusers on your wiki to check), please ask one of those bureaucrats.
To change your user name on another Wikimedia project that has no local bureaucrat, please ask a steward at meta:requests for permission.
Re-attribution of edits from an anonymous account to a username can not be carried out by bureaucrats. Please see Wikipedia:Changing attribution for an edit.

Alternatives

Instead of changing your name, you can change your preferences to change your signature. This will change your "public appearance" on talk pages without requiring costly changes to the database. All your edits will be attributed to the same user. Although it will be your Username and not your sig that appears in page histories, most public interaction here goes on via talk pages. If you have the desire and the patience, you can use "What links here" from your User: page to manually edit all your old signatures to use the new sig as well (probably not necessary in most cases).
You can simply create a new account with the desired name, and redirect your old User: and User Talk: pages to your new account. Put a note at the top of your new User: and User Talk: page to explain the change. This does not merge your contributions history; but anyone investigating the old edits will be redirected to your new one. Again, if you have the patience, you can use "What links here" from your old User: page to manually edit all your old talk page signatures to display the new sig as well, using a piped link of the form [[User:OldUserName|NewSig]]. Use an informative edit summary so that people do not think you are tampering with someone else's entry on a talk page (a definite community no-no).

Instructions

Please follow the procedure carefully or your request will not be fulfilled.

Check you have fewer than 6800 edits (edit counter).
Check the new name you want does not exist (Special:Listusers). Do not create an account under the new name.
Sign in with the account that you want renamed.
Add your request in the section below.
If you are a sysop, please note this fact with your request so that the necessary changes can be made.
Once your request is dealt with, all edits from your old account will be reattributed to your new account.
You should check that the old account has been recreated and blocked to prevent someone else creating the account and impersonating you.
You will probably want to move and redirect your userpage and talk page after changing.

Current requests

Please note that renaming users puts a large load on the database. Please do not request a rename unless it is necessary. If you have only a few edits, see the alternatives above.

Please put new requests at the end. Fulfilled requests will be immediately moved to Archive4.

Sam Goldfish

Please change my username from "Trogga" to "Sam Goldfish" for consistency. Trogga

Nonameform

If it will be possible to change username in the future, I would like to change my "Avel791" to Nonameform. I have only about 300 edits, so maybe it's easier to register new account? Avel791 00:33, 16 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

It is always easier to register a new account if you are happy to do so. If you have edits which you particularly want reattributed, we can now change your username. Warofdreams talk 14:18, 18 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

jguk.

I would like to change all edits from my User:Jongarrettuk to User:Jguk.. Many thanks, jguk 14:19, 19 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

I'm afraid we can only move edits to a nonexistent account. — Dan | Talk 02:54, 22 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Oh, never mind, I think I understand - at first I thought the period was a typo. To be sure, however, could you confirm that the username to which you want them moved is "Jguk."? — Dan | Talk 03:11, 22 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Ρ ħ Φ ę n i χ Đ r ę ą đ

I would like to request a change of my current username " Phoenix dread " to " Ρ ħ Φ ę n i χ Đ r ę ą đ " so that it will be consistent with my page User:Ρ ħ Φ ę n i χ Đ r ę ą đ. Thanks.

-- Ρ ħ Φ ę n i χ Đ r ę ą đ 16:51, 20 November 2005 (UTC) [reply]

Hrvoje Simic

Please change my username from "Hrvoje.simic" to "Hrvoje Simic". Thanks. Hrvoje Šimić 15:01, 21 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Change Request David Jones

Please change my name from David_lewis_jones to David_Lewis_Jones

Would like to have some consistent capitalization, thank you. Change request Nov 21st. 2005 3:00pm EST

Metju12

Could you please change my user name from User:Metju12 to User:Metju. Thanx --Metju12 21:29, 21 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Skyodyssey

I request my user name Skyodyssey be changed to Evolauxia for more privacy. Thanks. Skyodyssey 23:06, 21 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Michael Bechtel

Could someone please change my username from "Michael Bechtel" to "Alfador" or if that is taken "Oni Ookami Alfador" In retrospect it was a very bad idea to use my name for the account. Thanks so much. --MB 18:15, 22 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

CrazySunshine

Could you please change my user name from User: CrazySunshine to User:Charlieage Thanks so much! CrazySunshine 05:46, 23 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

DooMDrat

Please change my name from User:DooMDrat to User:Drat. I could've sworn Drat was taken when I registered a year ago. Must've been my imagination. Thanks.--DooM Drat 13:42, 23 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Metanexus

Please change my user name from Metanexus to Candlemelting. I want to change because using this name could imply that I speak for Metanexus officially (which I do not), rather than simply attempting to clarify what I know of the Metanexus Institute mission and work. Thanks.

Joshuaschroeder

Please change my user name from User:Joshuaschroeder to User:ScienceApologist. I no longer want my name associated with Wikipedia as I have decided to leave. Thank you. --Joshuaschroeder 04:59, 24 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Requests from users with over 6800 edits

These requests will not currently be fulfilled; but may be in the future. See also m:Changing username for other complicated requests

User:Kevin_baas to User:Kevin Baas signed: 23:18, August 16, 2005 (UTC)
User:Snowspinner to User:Phil Sandifer Snowspinner 16:25, 24 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Requests to usurp an existing account with no edits

Occasionally, someone will request to be renamed to an account that exists (has been registered) but has not made any edits. While there is precedent for making such changes, as yet there are no guidelines for handling such requests.

Please move User:Fito to User:Tiko. Thanks.--Fito 00:42, 21 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]
- User:Tiko already exists but has had no edits.. Secret london 02:56, 21 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Please delete User:Havoc, this name is registered, but no contributions were made using this name. I come from the german part of the Wikipedia using this name and want to have one identity within the Wikipedia. Thank you. (I see no reason why a member(name) that only exists on paper should not be deleted for someone with the intention to use it)de:User:Havoc 12:12, 25 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]
- There are plans to have one sign in for all Wikipedias. This would give you one identity in Wikipedia. Someone having your name in en.wikipedia would cause problems with commons, wikisource and other cross language projects. We don't have the ability to delete user accounts anyway. Secretlondon 12:36, 25 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]
  - But this name is not used by anyone and only exists in en:wikipedia. The Username "Havoc" in commons is registered by myself, as well as "Havoc" in MetaWiki. When there is no chance of deleting it, maybe there is a chance to assume control by editing the e-mail address of this account, it would have the same effect because i don´t have an account within the en:wikipedia, yet. de:User:Havoc 16:23, 25 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Please delete "Moxons", it was only experimental. Thanks --moxon 23:02, 1 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

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 ===[[User:Metanexus|Metanexus]]===
 Please change my user name from [[User:Metanexus|Metanexus]] to [[User:Candlemelting|Candlemelting]]. I want to change because using this name could imply that I speak for Metanexus officially (which I do not), rather than simply attempting to clarify what I know of the Metanexus Institute mission and work. Thanks.
+===[[User:Joshuaschroeder|Joshuaschroeder]]===
+Please change my user name from [[User:Joshuaschroeder]] to [[User:ScienceApologist]]. I no longer want my name associated with Wikipedia as I have decided to leave. Thank you. --[[User:Joshuaschroeder|Joshuaschroeder]] 04:59, 24 November 2005 (UTC)
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