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can someone tell me how to get my username manually changed? I'm new and I tried to choose something else. Cheers!

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+can someone tell me how to get my username manually changed? I'm new and I tried to choose something else. Cheers!
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-== Simple English Wikipedia ==
-Would it be good to have a clear link to this wikipedia mentioning that it is for people who don't know English very well? Like this: "Another Wiki, called the [http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page Simple English Wikipedia], is for people who do not know English very well." Just an idea. <small>I don't see any better place to put this than here</small> --[[User:Chemicalinterest|Chemicalinterest]] ([[User talk:Chemicalinterest|talk]]) 13:43, 16 August 2010 (UTC)
-:It's at the top of the 'in other languages' sidebar, which seems enough to me. [[User:Modest Genius|<font face="Times New Roman" color="maroon"><b>Modest Genius</b></font>]] [[User_talk:Modest Genius|<sup>talk</sup>]] 15:50, 16 August 2010 (UTC)
-::<small>The problem is that it isn't another language!</small>People who don't know English would have a hard time finding it. --[[User:Chemicalinterest|Chemicalinterest]] ([[User talk:Chemicalinterest|talk]]) 18:31, 16 August 2010 (UTC)
-:::I wouldn't say that they'd have a difficult time finding it: a user for whom the Simple English Wikipedia is likely to be useful will know the word 'languages' and its translation into the mother tongue; a quick look at the left-hand side shows a list of different languages (of which the user is likely to know at least one and therefore realise the function of said menu) and Simple English is at the top. Logical. [[Special:Contributions/79.67.141.104|79.67.141.104]] ([[User talk:79.67.141.104|talk]]) 19:58, 16 August 2010 (UTC)
-:::(Edit conflict) If they can't even read the words "Simple English", they probably shouldn't be contributing there, either. But I do agree that it could be a bit more prominently placed, since it is so directly related to this Wikipedia. [[User:Kafziel|Kafziel]] <sup>[[User talk:Kafziel|Complaint Department]]</sup> 20:09, 16 August 2010 (UTC)
-::::The link to simple isn't simply to recruit ''contributors'': it's to advise ''readers'' as well. [[User talk:TFOWR|<b style="color:#000">TFOW</b><b style="color:#F00">R</b>]] 09:51, 17 August 2010 (UTC)
-:::::In fact recruiting contributors should be at best a minor consideration since it's generally accepted the main page is for readers not editors/contributors. [[User:Nil Einne|Nil Einne]] ([[User talk:Nil Einne|talk]]) 17:39, 17 August 2010 (UTC)
-::::::I don't see the distinction. Every reader is a potential contributor; that's the whole point. If you'd prefer, I could have said, "If they can't even read the words 'Simple English', they probably won't be able to get much out of what they read there." But, either way, what does any of that have to do with the topic at hand? We're discussing changing the appearance/location of the link, not what people will do after they follow it. [[User:Kafziel|Kafziel]] <sup>[[User talk:Kafziel|Complaint Department]]</sup> 17:49, 17 August 2010 (UTC)
-:::::::You're the one who said it. And there is a distinction. We don't do things on the main page which are primary of interest to contributors, regardless of whether you think they are the same thing. It's a well accepted consensus, which from many discussions I've seen we don't have consensus to change (and I would definitely say 'they're the same thing is an argument that has been made before but never got much traction). There are plenty of people who have no desire to be contributors, regardless of whether they can be, and we have no desire to try and force them to be contributors, or force them to see things which will not interest them just because some people don't think there's a difference. Therefore the primary purpose for the main page is to show off things which may interest readers, things which are only of interest to contributors are generally minimised if shown at all. If someone is arguing to give more prominence to something yet that thing is likely to be of interest to contributors, that proposal usually dies quite quickly. It's an important point, and one that IMHO should always be repeated whenever there is the risk of confusion. Besides that, there are plenty of people who can use the simple English wikipedia (with some difficulty) but likely lack the level of written English that they could make meaningful contributions, even if they're probably not ones who can't read language or simple English. Therefore we shouldn't care too much about potential contributors to the simple English wikipedia, instead what we should consider is potential readers. In this particular case, I don't believe there is an issue but if there is one where  potential contributors are unlikely to be fazed, but some potential readers may be, then I see no reason why we should ignore the readers, who should be our focus simply because the potential contributors are unlikely to have any issue. [[User:Nil Einne|Nil Einne]] ([[User talk:Nil Einne|talk]]) 10:27, 19 August 2010 (UTC)
-::::::::You seem to be really hung up on this "contributors" thing. It has nothing to do with any of the points anyone is making. A more prominent link to the Simple English Wikipedia would benefit readers just as much as editors; readers who have difficulty understanding this wiki might have better luck understanding that one, so it might be good to help them find it. That's all anyone is saying. [[User:Kafziel|Kafziel]] <sup>[[User talk:Kafziel|Complaint Department]]</sup> 19:37, 20 August 2010 (UTC)
-:It's not actually obvious what the "Simple English" link goes to; it actually surprised me when I clicked on it for the first time and I am a native speaker! Also, people are unlikely to search for a link to such a project ''if they don't know that the project exists already''. It's rather less obvious than, e.g., the link for "French" - somebody who wants to look around for the French wikipedia may spot it on the sidebar or may scroll down to the links at the bottom, but will find what they're looking for. Readers for whom the Simple English wikipedia would be preferable are not going to do an equivalent search unless they know that the project exists in the first place. As Chemicalinterest says, it isn't just like the other languages - it is a very special case. [[User:TheGrappler|TheGrappler]] ([[User talk:TheGrappler|talk]]) 18:53, 20 August 2010 (UTC)
-Simple English does not need special treatment, god knows what is said on there and on some of the other language wikipedias. People should be encouraged to stay here and use this wikipedia, it is superior to all others. [[User:BritishWatcher|BritishWatcher]] ([[User talk:BritishWatcher|talk]]) 19:54, 20 August 2010 (UTC)
-:For people with limited command of English, Simple is intended to be a more appropriate place for them (I don't know if that works in practice but it's why Simple exists). And Simple is different to all the other wikipedias since it is actually written in the same language as this one. That doesn't necessarily mean it needs special treatment, but it is unique and I'm not sure burying it with the foreign languages helps anybody to find it. [[User:TheGrappler|TheGrappler]] ([[User talk:TheGrappler|talk]]) 15:31, 21 August 2010 (UTC)
-::Exactly. [[User:Kafziel|Kafziel]] <sup>[[User talk:Kafziel|Complaint Department]]</sup> 18:22, 21 August 2010 (UTC)
-== Picture of DYK ==
-I wonder why the DYK picture of the Konzerthaus Dortmund doesn't show in the article [[Theater Dortmund]]? --[[User:Gerda Arendt|Gerda Arendt]] ([[User talk:Gerda Arendt|talk]]) 09:16, 22 August 2010 (UTC)
-:I can't see why it wasn't displaying properly. It seemed to be there at a microscopic size since there was something to click to get to the image page. I've forced it to display at a 250px size for now. It might be a temporary glitch... [[User:Bencherlite|Bencherlite]][[User talk:Bencherlite|<i><sup>Talk</sup></i>]] 10:45, 22 August 2010 (UTC)
-::Thank you! --[[User:Gerda Arendt|Gerda Arendt]] ([[User talk:Gerda Arendt|talk]]) 11:44, 22 August 2010 (UTC)
-== Possible changes to ITN ==
-There's an ongoing discussion [[Wikipedia_talk:In_the_news#Stats_on_contributors|here]] regarding possible changes to [[WP:ITN]] and [[WP:ITNC]].  [[User:DC|<font style="color:	#002664">'''''~DC'''''</font>]] <sub>[[User talk:DC|<font color="#BB133E" face="Tahoma"><b>Let's Vent</b></font>]]</sub> 18:57, 22 August 2010 (UTC)
-== 800m ==
-{{Resolved|Moved to [[Wikipedia:Main Page/Errors]] [[User:Meshach|meshach]] ([[User talk:Meshach|talk]]) 21:36, 23 August 2010 (UTC)}}
-This may be the wrong place for this comment but if it is, it is. I just thought I'd say that use of the word 'clocking' in the news story about the 800m seems to me rather casual and not up to the standards you would expect of a serious web page like Wikipedia. [[Special:Contributions/92.0.157.58|92.0.157.58]] ([[User talk:92.0.157.58|talk]]) 19:10, 23 August 2010 (UTC)
-:But don't just remove the time, that's the whole point of this bit. Try "...with a time of 1:41.09 at the ISTAF...." [[User:Homunq|Homunq]] ([[User talk:Homunq|talk]]) 20:39, 23 August 2010 (UTC)
-:As is noted above [[Wikipedia:Main_Page/Errors]] would be the correct place for the comment and the reply.  I have copied the text to the appropriate place. [[User:Meshach|meshach]] ([[User talk:Meshach|talk]]) 21:34, 23 August 2010 (UTC)