Wikipedia:Changing username/Simple

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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.


Current requests

Schizombie → Шизомби

  •  Bureaucrat note: Please could a clerk follow up here and at de: to see if this is going to proceed, before we mark it notdone, no reply. --Dweller (talk) 16:27, 12 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Sethasa → Seth Asa

  •  Clerk note: clerk I advised Seth about the question from Avi a couple of days ago. In my opinion the user would prefer his real name, as evidenced by his request here, his signature, and by the content of his user page, though i cannot say if he is aware of the implications. His contribs and signature are self-promotional; i have asked him to remove the url from his signature. delirious & lost ☯ ~hugs~ 08:12, 10 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

TheTechieGeek63 → Zollerriia

I am also Zollerriia on the English Wikibooks and Simple English Wikipedia. Please see this link: Archived Revision from the English Wikibooks as of 13:06, 9 January 2010. Preceding by 1 edit, I made the request at 08:49, 9 January 2010. I'm so sorry to have bothered you. TheTechieGeek63 (talk) 08:29, 16 January 2010 (UTC)

  •  Bureaucrat note: Did you create the Zollerriia account here, too? If so, then there are two options: abandon the TheTechieGeek63 account and move to using the Zollerriia account, or we can rename the Zollerriia to something else and rename TheTechieGeek63 to Zollerriia. If you are also Zollerriia here, please make an edit using that account to confirm it, then post the diff here. ···日本穣? · 投稿 · Talk to Nihonjoe 18:17, 17 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Bruce.AV → Unknown.hr

Leca67 → Exclay1967

Safestartsystems → Jon T. Russell

Alexandreareynolds → Alexandrea

WikiTrovão → HélioVL

pt:Wikipedia:Renomeação de conta#WikiTrovão → HélioVL. WikiTrovão (talk) 16:37, 12 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
 Bureaucrat note: Great. Even I can understand that! Please just claim the SUL using the pt: account (it's in the "my preferences" menu in English - look at the top of the screen). When that's done, let me know and I'll do the change. --Dweller (talk) 16:43, 12 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, I confirm. WikiTrovão (talk) 18:56, 13 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

afeefaazeez → lavender

Jesterjester → Calvinballing

GaryMDean → Gary M Dean

  •  Bureaucrat note: Looks do-able - have you read WP:REALNAME? Let me know when you have. --Dweller (talk) 13:37, 13 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Msanghviofindia → Mitesh Sanghvi

Managedsubnet → Insurgus

A1DF67 → Bowei Huang

  • So you mean that once an account has been created, there is absolutely no way that the edits in the Special:Contributions of that account can be moved to the Special:Contributions of another account? Not even any administrator in Wikipedia can do that or is able to do that? The records of edits in the history pages of articles absolutely cannot be changed either if the account has already been created? When you say that you cannot, do you mean that nobody in Wikipedia can? A1DF67 (talk) 23:55, 14 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • That's right. There is no way to merge the contribution histories of two accounts. No bureucrat, steward, or anyone else can do it (admins do not have access to the renameuser tool) - it's just not possible in MediaWiki. The closest one can get is usurpation, but that shunts the contribs of the targeted account to a random username (it does not merge them) and will not be done on accounts with GFDL-significant edits. Sorry. ——Jeremy (v^_^v Boribori!) 22:20, 15 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

MisterWiki → Diego Grez

 Bureaucrat note: MisterWiki is currently blocked for 24 hours. Will evaluate when that is over. ···日本穣? · 投稿 · Talk to Nihonjoe 00:24, 16 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
 Clerk note:Nothing's really ever for sure, but I'm just noting that currently the block has been extended to 10 years. -- Soap Talk/Contributions 02:24, 17 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
 Not done due to extended block. ···日本穣? · 投稿 · Talk to Nihonjoe 18:20, 17 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Zorgon X → Zyxpup

Zorgon X (talk) 03:52, 15 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

  • SoxBot Beta has evaluated this request, and renaming appears to be possible. SoxBot (talk) 03:54, 15 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Bureaucrat note: Is this a m:Right to Vanish request, meaning you intend never to edit the English Wikipedia again, or are you just wanting to abandon this account? If the latter, placing {{retired}} on your user and/or talk page(s) and abandoning the account is the better option. ···日本穣? · 投稿 · Talk to Nihonjoe 00:39, 16 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Cornel Didit → Octasilvany

 Bureaucrat note: "It's cooler" is a pretty weak reason for a username change. I'm not saying we won't do it but you should understand that we don't do this every day for people who want "cooler" names. Let us know you won't be asking for a "cooler" name next week and we'll consider changing this name. The Rambling Man (talk) 23:40, 16 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
I'd be inclined to reject this request. It was submitted by Corneldidit (talk · contribs) rather than Cornel Didit (talk · contribs), although both accounts have filed numerous requests AFAICT. –Juliancolton | Talk 05:43, 19 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Bau-Xi Photo → Robyn McCallum

 Bureaucrat note: Please confirm that you are aware of WP:COI and that you will not be editing on behalf of any organisation with which you may be affiliated. The Rambling Man (talk) 23:41, 16 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
 Bureaucrat note: Also, it appears you are using this as a group account ("...we would like to change it"), which is specifically prohibited by the username policy. Each account may be used by only one person. There are no exceptions to that policy. ···日本穣? · 投稿 · Talk to Nihonjoe 18:22, 17 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Studiogroup → Kiddingo

 Bureaucrat note: Are you aware of WP:COI and the restrictions we advocate on editing articles about organisations with which individuals may be affiliated? The Rambling Man (talk) 23:47, 16 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • Response: I understand the COI concerns, however, I believe the article is written in a manner that is not any different to that of other corporate entries. any editorial suggestions will be most welcome and amendments made as suggested. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Studiogroup (talk • contribs) 16:20, 18 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

RonelduPreez → Rdpinteractive

 Clerk note: Moved from WP:CHU/U. (X! · talk)  · @113  ·  01:42, 17 January 2010 (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. ···日本穣? · 投稿 · Talk to Nihonjoe 18:24, 17 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Burakdursun → BurakDursun

 Clerk note: Moved from WP:CHU/U. (X! · talk)  · @113  ·  01:42, 17 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
 Not done The username Burakdursun (talk · contribs) has made no contributions to the project aside from this edit. Please simply stop using Burakdursun and just create the BurakDursun account. ···日本穣? · 投稿 · Talk to Nihonjoe 18:27, 17 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

P3d0 → Doradus

  • Well, SoxBot is wrong in saying that the account has edits or logged actions, but it's still taken nonetheless. However, near as I can tell, it can be usurped at WP:CHUU. Please file another request there. –Juliancolton | Talk 02:43, 18 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    • Will do. Sorry for putting my request in the wrong place. --P3d0 (talk) 02:44, 18 January 2010 (UTC
 Not done Moved to WP:CHU/U. bibliomaniac15 19:13, 18 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

C c k c → C C K C

 Clerk note: Moved from WP:CHU/U. –Juliancolton | Talk 03:12, 18 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
 Done bibliomaniac15 19:12, 18 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Tuftsmc → 123asd890

 Bureaucrat note: This is similar to the request you made below. Please choose ONE username you wish to change to and let us know under that specific request. ···日本穣? · 投稿 · Talk to Nihonjoe 04:03, 18 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
this one is fine i just want it shnaged i dont care what it is changed to —Preceding unsigned comment added by Tuftsmc (talk • contribs) 23:52, 18 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
 Done Please take note of the message I left on your talk page, as well. Thanks. ···日本穣? · 投稿 · Talk to Nihonjoe 02:49, 19 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Tuftsmc → 123awerde123

  •  Clerk note: User's sole content edit consists of vandalism. –Juliancolton | Talk 04:03, 18 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
 Bureaucrat note: This is similar to the request you made above. Please choose ONE username you wish to change to and let us know under that specific request. ···日本穣? · 投稿 · Talk to Nihonjoe 04:04, 18 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
 Not done Similar request with different requested username was fulfilled. ···日本穣? · 投稿 · Talk to Nihonjoe 02:50, 19 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Silasme → Applesoup

Bomdiasr → Alex655321

Mortgagebroker → Connect Mortgages

 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. The Rambling Man (talk) 13:15, 18 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
 Not done Please choose a different name that is not promotional. bibliomaniac15 19:10, 18 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Falling_For_Autumn → MultiBleached

 Done bibliomaniac15 19:09, 18 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Tom Brown16 → TomBrown16

JasperLX1 → JasperLX

Tulsaschoolboard → Tulsa2185

Tuftsmc → 123asd789

CURRENT → NEW

  • Please fill out this template correctly, replacing CURRENT with your current username.
  • Please fill out this template correctly, replacing NEW with your requested username.
  • Previous renames: current user, target user, Queue: open req, closed req
  • For global renamer: rename user
  • Reason: STATE A REASON HERE BFddaRow (talk) 00:03, 19 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Because I am the writer and wanted the biography on my username

 Clerk note: This request is unsalvageable. Please resubmit, being sure to fill out both CURRENT and NEW fields. —Jeremy (v^_^v Boribori!) 02:18, 19 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Not done Completely malformed request. Please submit a new request and be sure to carefully follow all the instructions at the top of the edit page. ···日本穣? · 投稿 · Talk to Nihonjoe 03:06, 19 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Safeinpublic → Public Safety

TheAviv → The Aviv

 Done ···日本穣? · 投稿 · Talk to Nihonjoe 03:13, 19 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Ad3k2k6 → Yu8es

 Done ···日本穣? · 投稿 · Talk to Nihonjoe 03:14, 19 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Mypangea → MyPangea

 Done ···日本穣? · 投稿 · Talk to Nihonjoe 03:15, 19 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Mortetviolachaud → DiamondMonster

JFonseka → Veritas Blue

Balanced Ecology Inc. → GayaLy

 Clerk note: Moved from WP:CHU/U. Also, please review WP:COI and WP:SPAMMER before proceeding. –Juliancolton | Talk 05:38, 19 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Calvinballing → Calvinballing (Usurped)

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