Wikipedia:Changing username/Simple

Changing username/Simple

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:

Read this page first. You must be aware of, and understand, all of that information before requesting a username change
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.
Do not create an account under the new name or move/redirect your userpages. We'll do that for you.
Log in with your present username in order to place your request. Renames will not be approved if the requester is not logged in.
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=
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.
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.
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.

Hellorokoko → HelloRokoko

Current name: Hellorokoko (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
Requested name: HelloRokoko (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google)
Previous renames: current user, target user, Queue: open req, closed req
For global renamer: rename user
Datestamp: 14:46, 13 March 2017 (UTC)
Reason: Formatting - do not want the username to appear as one word, and the R should be capitalised in order to fit our brand guidelines. Hellorokoko (talk) 14:46, 13 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Robot clerk note: No problems found—^{cyberbot I}_{Talk to my owner:Online} 14:50, 13 March 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. —DoRD (talk) 14:55, 13 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Rohit kumar Singh → Rohit Kumar Singh

Current name: Rohit kumar Singh (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
Requested name: Rohit Kumar Singh (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google)
Previous renames: current user, target user, Queue: open req, closed req
For global renamer: rename user
Datestamp: 07:13, 17 March 2017 (UTC)
Reason: K of Kumar is not capital letter. Rohit kumar Singh (talk) 07:13, 17 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Robot clerk note: 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. —^{cyberbot I}_{Talk to my owner:Online} 07:20, 17 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Renamer note: The requested username is already registered, see Special:CentralAuth/Rohit Kumar Singh. Please pick a new name. As the target username has not made any edits, it is also eligible for usurpation. If you would like to usurp this username, please file a request at either m:SRUC or WP:CHU/U. If you do not want to usurp this account, please pick a new name. —k6ka 🍁 (Talk · Contributions) 16:34, 17 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Jbignell → SnowyBadger

Current name: Jbignell (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
Requested name: SnowyBadger (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google)
Previous renames: current user, target user, Queue: open req, closed req
For global renamer: rename user
Datestamp: 03:28, 20 March 2017 (UTC)
Reason: Don't want to continue using my personal name online. What to increase personal privacy and remove my last name from Wikipedia. JBignell (talk) 03:28, 20 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Robot clerk note: No problems found—^{cyberbot I}_{Talk to my owner:Online} 03:30, 20 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Done - Taketa (talk) 05:03, 20 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

StantonSmith → smithcazaly

Current name: StantonSmith (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
Requested name: Smithcazaly (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google)
Previous renames: current user, target user, Queue: open req, closed req
For global renamer: rename user
Datestamp: 09:58, 20 March 2017 (UTC)
Reason: Name change with marriage StantonSmith (talk) 09:58, 20 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Robot clerk note: No problems found—^{cyberbot I}_{Talk to my owner:Online} 10:00, 20 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

@StantonSmith: You indicated that you want "smithcazaly", but due to technical limitations, that will end up as "Smithcazaly". If that is okay with you, the rename can proceed, but you may also request "SmithCazaly" if you prefer. —DoRD (talk) 12:51, 20 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

S9921712z → soonhao01

Current name: S9921712z (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
Requested name: Soonhao01 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google)
Previous renames: current user, target user, Queue: open req, closed req
For global renamer: rename user
Datestamp: 16:32, 20 March 2017 (UTC)
Reason: The old username is my birth certificate number, so I dont feel secure. Liew Soon Hao (talk) 16:32, 20 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Robot clerk note: No problems found—^{cyberbot I}_{Talk to my owner:Online} 16:40, 20 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]