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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.



Totophe~enwiki → Totophe-com

Robot clerk note: No problems found—cyberbot ITalk to my owner:Online 09:40, 21 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]
 Renamer 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. --MarcoAurelio (talk) 09:49, 21 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]
 Not done see below. MarcoAurelio (talk) 11:39, 21 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

The Phase Master → Phaser

@The Phase Master: Also, I've checked to see if Phaser exists, and it does not. Wha...? But it does! —k6ka 🍁 (Talk · Contributions) 19:14, 23 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Robot clerk note: I have detected the following problems:
Oh... For a moment, I thought that when it said the userpage didn't exist, that the user didn't exist. Oops. I guess I'll take this to Usurp instead. The Phase Master 19:23, 23 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]
@The Phase Master: Doesn't look eligible for usurpation either... those 70+ edits on de.wikipedia.org are probably enough to preclude renaming. —k6ka 🍁 (Talk · Contributions) 19:26, 23 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]
@K6ka: But... the account hasn't been in use ever since Sept. 23, 2015. Still no? The Phase Master 19:51, 23 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]
@The Phase Master: September 2015 wasn't that long ago. And no, it's not merely time that makes an account eligible for usurpation or not, but about the significance of their edits. If all the edits were 1) Immediately reverted, 2) All deleted, or 3) Only made in userspace that can be deleted, then the account may be eligible for usurpation. I don't believe this is the case here, sadly. You can ask the user to see if they're willing to consent to the usurpation, but if they decline or don't respond, we can't proceed. —k6ka 🍁 (Talk · Contributions) 19:54, 23 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Devdept → Abenci

Robot clerk note: No problems found—cyberbot ITalk to my owner:Online 18:20, 25 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Raboll01 → Burritoboyo

Robot clerk note: The username Raboll01 does not exist.—cyberbot ITalk to my owner:Online 09:50, 26 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Mankind1997 → abandonedacc11

Robot clerk note: No problems found—cyberbot ITalk to my owner:Online 04:00, 27 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Mankind1997, your one and only edit to all of Wikimedia is filing this request. Since username changes take up valuable server resources, and since you just want to stop using this account, I'm going to mark this request as  Not done. If you don't want to use your account, you may simply stop using it. If you wish to erase all previous traces of your username (Which you don't have many to begin with), see this page. —k6ka 🍁 (Talk · Contributions) 17:05, 27 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Mikesunlight → squirousquared

Robot clerk note: No problems found—cyberbot ITalk to my owner:Online 13:30, 27 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Matt at Samuel Windsor → greatbritishstyle

Robot clerk note: No problems found—cyberbot ITalk to my owner:Online 14:50, 27 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Bluespikez14 → bluespikez15

Robot clerk note: No problems found—cyberbot ITalk to my owner:Online 15:50, 27 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]
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