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* Reason: Ease of searching on Entity Brian Kennedy 15:42, 24 May 2014 (UTC)
* Reason: Ease of searching on Entity Brian Kennedy 15:42, 24 May 2014 (UTC)
:[[Image:Symbol comment vote.svg|17px]] '''Robot clerk note:''' No problems found --[[User:Legobot|Legobot]] ([[User talk:Legobot|talk]]) 15:50, 24 May 2014 (UTC)
:[[Image:Symbol comment vote.svg|17px]] '''Robot clerk note:''' No problems found --[[User:Legobot|Legobot]] ([[User talk:Legobot|talk]]) 15:50, 24 May 2014 (UTC)
::{{clerknote}} {{U|Brian George Kennedy}} you do realize your username does not have to reflect your intended subject, It (your username) is usually really kinda unique to/for yourself. <span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS">[[User:Mlpearc|<span style="color:#800000">'''Mlpearc'''</span>]] <small>([[User talk:Mlpearc|<span style="color:#FFD700">'''open channel'''</span>]])</small></span> 01:13, 25 May 2014 (UTC)


=== <span id="DBurke29">DBurke29</span> → DBurke1990 ===
=== <span id="DBurke29">DBurke29</span> → DBurke1990 ===

Revision as of 01:13, 25 May 2014

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.


GovMaker → TheDigitalMovement

Robot clerk note: No problems found --Legobot (talk) 06:30, 11 May 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. --Jakob (talk) (my editor review) 18:32, 11 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]
☒N Stale No response. --k6ka (talk | contribs) 14:51, 21 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]
 Not done No response. MBisanz talk 15:39, 24 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Theofficecake → The Office Cake

Robot clerk note: No problems found --Legobot (talk) 16:20, 12 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]
 Bureaucrat note: @Theofficecake: Looking at your talk page, your requested name is promotional, as is your current name. Acalamari 08:42, 13 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Mistake during account creation. -- Received the following responses: Symbol comment vote.svg Robot clerk note: No problems found --Legobot (talk) 16:20, 12 May 2014 (UTC)
Bureaucrat note: @Theofficecake: Looking at your talk page, your requested name is promotional, as is your current name. Acalamari 08:42, 13 May 2014 (UTC) Our page is meant not to promote, but rather to post general facts, information, and a brief history about The Office Cake. While creating the account there was, and currently still is, confusion about the difference between "current name" versus the "user name". Simply needed to space out and capitalize the proper title. How can we solve this in a timely manner? Theofficecake (talk) 14:30, 13 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

(merged by clerk) Clerk note:@Theofficecake: Your tone appears to give the impression that your account is shared. Wikipedia asks that accounts belong to and are used by one person, not by a group. --k6ka (talk | contribs) 15:12, 13 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]
☒N Stale No response. --k6ka (talk | contribs) 12:31, 23 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]
 Not done No response. MBisanz talk 15:40, 24 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Abhishek191288 → LeoFrank

Robot clerk note: I have detected the following problems:
  • The requested username is already registered; see Special:Listusers. However, as this requested account has made no edits, it meets the criteria for being usurped; if you wish to usurp it, please read and follow the process at Wikipedia:Changing username/Usurpations. If you do not wish to usurp the username, please choose another name to be renamed to.
  • There is already a global account registered for LeoFrank (primary wiki: enwiki). --Legobot (talk) 06:50, 17 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Not done as it is already in use. But it would qualify at WP:CHUU. MBisanz talk 16:34, 24 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Ang2el → Angel

Robot clerk note: I have detected the following problems:
  • The requested username is already registered; see Special:Listusers. However, as this requested account has made no edits, it meets the criteria for being usurped; if you wish to usurp it, please read and follow the process at Wikipedia:Changing username/Usurpations. If you do not wish to usurp the username, please choose another name to be renamed to.
  • There is no global account registered for Angel, however there are 95 unattached accounts on other wikis. --Legobot (talk) 00:40, 18 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]
 Clerk note: @Ang2el: Per bot. Please file a new request. --k6ka (talk | contribs) 14:57, 21 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]
 Not done Already in use. MBisanz talk 16:35, 24 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

TeamKritikaKamra → KritikaKamra

Robot clerk note: No problems found --Legobot (talk) 16:20, 19 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]
 Clerk note: Famous person ? Kritika Kamra Mlpearc (open channel) 18:44, 19 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

LRTeam_Wiki → MJETeamWiki

Robot clerk note: No problems found --Legobot (talk) 17:30, 19 May 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 Upol WP:NOSHARE Mlpearc (open channel) 18:48, 19 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

KCDPR → D_PASTOR2014

Robot clerk note: No problems found --Legobot (talk) 00:30, 21 May 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.@KCDPR: Wikipedia generally prohibits the use of usernames that are the name of a company. Wikipedia accounts should be used by one individual, not by a group - see WP:NOSHARE for details. --k6ka (talk | contribs) 14:57, 21 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Tundeoj → Babatunde Ojedokun

Robot clerk note: No problems found --Legobot (talk) 11:40, 21 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]
 Done MBisanz talk 16:23, 24 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

dromfragrances → alexisshino

Robot clerk note: No problems found --Legobot (talk) 15:10, 21 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]
 Clerk note: Are you aware of (and comfortable with) the potential implications associated with using a real name? --Jakob (talk) (my editor review) 17:42, 21 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]
 Not done No response. MBisanz talk 16:32, 24 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Onyxbitonline → nseobong

Robot clerk note: No problems found --Legobot (talk) 15:40, 21 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]
(duplicate request removed by clerk) --k6ka (talk | contribs) 02:43, 22 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Onyxbitonline → greg12345

Robot clerk note: I have detected the following problems:
 Clerk note: @Onyxbitonline: Um, which username would you like to be renamed to? You filed two requests - one requesting that your account be renamed to "nseobong", the other to "greg12345". Which username would you like? --k6ka (talk | contribs) 02:45, 22 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Velocidex → 137_0

Robot clerk note: No problems found --Legobot (talk) 00:00, 22 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]
 Clerk note: @Velocidex: I assume you know that MediaWiki treats underscores (___) the same as regular spaces? --k6ka (talk | contribs) 02:43, 22 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]
 Done MBisanz talk 16:22, 24 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Dromfragrances → alexisshino

Robot clerk note: No problems found --Legobot (talk) 08:00, 22 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]
 Clerk note: Dromfragrances already made a request here. --k6ka (talk | contribs) 10:52, 22 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Beninspired → Inspiring

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 already a global account registered for Inspiring (primary wiki: dewiki). 4 unattached accounts exists with this name. The local account is not attached. --Legobot (talk) 11:30, 22 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Global account Inspiring is mine. I want to use that username globally, in enwiki also! The rules say, I can use the username if it's unused after first registration. Please be a little indulgent. Beninspired (talk) 11:37, 22 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]
@Beninspired: Calm down, the message was made by a bot, not a human. A bot does not have feelings and it's just doing its job. All you have to do is let us know that you own the other global account. --k6ka (talk | contribs) 15:55, 22 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Villegas.john → A$>c{s6J9X^qp7*

c{s6J9X^qp7*">

Robot clerk note: No problems found --Legobot (talk) 21:00, 22 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]
I believe the requested name is technically impossible. Mlpearc (open channel) 22:59, 22 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]
The pipe character is certainly a dealbreaker (see how it breaks the template links). @Villegas.john: If your intent is a courtesy vanish, you can say so, and we'll make up a random name for you. Writ Keeper ⚇♔ 23:11, 22 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]
 Not done Several of the special characters would break things. MBisanz talk 23:46, 22 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Instead of username initially requested by change, request username change to ACS6J9Xqp7 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Villegas.john (talk • contribs) 16:04, 23 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

 Done MBisanz talk 15:24, 24 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Cordellinfo → Cordell Information

Robot clerk note: No problems found --Legobot (talk) 01:30, 23 May 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) 03:37, 23 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]
 Not done Per clerk. MBisanz talk 15:27, 24 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

LubbockLobo → Lubbockite

Robot clerk note: No problems found --Legobot (talk) 05:00, 23 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]
 Done MBisanz talk 15:30, 24 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

zSpeed → akdulj

Robot clerk note: No problems found --Legobot (talk) 00:30, 24 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]
 Done MBisanz talk 15:35, 24 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Lordzden → tutiniwini

Robot clerk note: No problems found --Legobot (talk) 04:20, 24 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]
 Done MBisanz talk 15:36, 24 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

ndrf2014 → Srinivas.Durvasula@NDRF

Robot clerk note: The requested username contains the character "@" which cannot be used in usernames due to technical limitations. --Legobot (talk) 08:30, 24 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]
 Not done Please pick a name without the @ symbol. MBisanz talk 15:37, 24 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

ndrf2014 → webmaster@ndrf

Robot clerk note: No problems found --Legobot (talk) 08:40, 24 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]
 Not done Same issue as above. MBisanz talk 15:38, 24 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

ndrf2014 → webmaster.ndrf

Robot clerk note: No problems found --Legobot (talk) 08:50, 24 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]
 Done I'm ok with this because it does not imply a Wikipedia-based role. MBisanz talk 15:38, 24 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]
 Clerk note: Agreed. Mlpearc (open channel) 01:09, 25 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Brian George Kennedy → Brian Kennedy (Businessman)

Robot clerk note: No problems found --Legobot (talk) 15:50, 24 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]
 Clerk note: Brian George Kennedy you do realize your username does not have to reflect your intended subject, It (your username) is usually really kinda unique to/for yourself. Mlpearc (open channel) 01:13, 25 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

DBurke29 → DBurke1990

Robot clerk note: No problems found --Legobot (talk) 20:50, 24 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

brogue magazine → Emma Wyatt

Robot clerk note: I have detected the following problems:

WikiRigby → cookiefonster

Robot clerk note: No problems found --Legobot (talk) 21:50, 24 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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