Jump to content

Wikipedia:Changing username/Simple

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
< Wikipedia:Changing username

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Ajraddatz (talk | contribs) at 17:37, 7 September 2017 (→ProjectNitro → C. Belden: d). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Changing username/Simple
Shortcuts
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.



Raphaelle Brissette → Communications Specialist at BFL CANADA

Robot clerk note: The username Raphaelle Brissette does not exist.—cyberbot ITalk to my owner:Online 14:10, 21 August 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) 14:24, 22 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]
(Notified requester) —k6ka 🍁 (Talk · Contributions) 01:12, 28 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

DanielOShea → Enchiridion

Robot clerk note: There is already a global account registered for Enchiridion (primary wiki: eswiki).—cyberbot ITalk to my owner:Online 21:40, 25 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]
 Renamer note: The requested username is already registered; see Special:CentralAuth. However, as this requested account has made no edits, it meets the criteria for being usurped; if you are an established user and wish to usurp it, please read and follow the process at m:Steward requests/Username changes. If you do not wish to usurp the username, please choose another name to be renamed to. —MarcoAurelio (talk) 09:44, 27 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

FONYUY VIDEC LEINYUY → innovateafricanow

Robot clerk note: No problems found—cyberbot ITalk to my owner:Online 15:30, 27 August 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. —k6ka 🍁 (Talk · Contributions) 01:17, 28 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

JOONAS → Joonas

Robot clerk note: There is already a global account registered for Joonas (primary wiki: nowiki).—cyberbot ITalk to my owner:Online 22:20, 27 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]
 Renamer note: The requested username is already registered; see Special:CentralAuth. Please choose another name which is not already in use. —k6ka 🍁 (Talk · Contributions) 01:22, 28 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

NiallOrdxx → JohnPearsonxx123432

Robot clerk note: No problems found—cyberbot ITalk to my owner:Online 23:40, 28 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Is this a shared account? —MarcoAurelio (talk) 10:01, 29 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]
@NiallOrdxx: Accounts should belong to one person, and one person only; they should not be given to other users. If your stepdad would like an account under his name, he can create one himself. —k6ka 🍁 (Talk · Contributions) 22:51, 3 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Amor1124 → iamtsunade

Robot clerk note: No problems found—cyberbot ITalk to my owner:Online 12:40, 29 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]
 Renamer note: Please provide a reason for renaming. --Framawiki (please notify) (talk) 18:26, 29 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Mrlarsson → wertyausheilk

Robot clerk note: No problems found—cyberbot ITalk to my owner:Online 16:00, 29 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]
@Mrlarsson:  Renamer note: If this is a request for courtesy vanishing—meaning you intend never to edit the English Wikipedia again—or are you just wanting to abandon this account? Please note that returning after exercising courtesy vanishing may be met with automatic relinking of the new account with the old one. If you are just interested in retiring, an extended vacation, or are considering a clean start in the future, placing {{retired}} on your user and/or talk page(s) and abandoning the account is the better option. —k6ka 🍁 (Talk · Contributions) 22:55, 3 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Sparklingwater →

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 ITalk to my owner:Online 12:40, 30 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]
 Comment: The request is invalid. Please provide us the username you are requesting as well as a reason for this request. Failing to do so will lead to your request being declined. --Kostas20142 (talk) 15:04, 30 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Kumar Nikate → Kstar

Robot clerk note: There is already a global account registered for Kstar (primary wiki: jawiki).—cyberbot ITalk to my owner:Online 19:50, 30 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]
 Renamer note: The requested username is already registered; see Special:CentralAuth. Please choose another name which is not already in use. --Framawiki (please notify) (talk) 17:15, 31 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]
In addition, you were renamed less than 24 hours prior to making your request. —k6ka 🍁 (Talk · Contributions) 23:01, 3 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Davidwbarratt → Hiro

Robot clerk note: There is already a global account registered for Hiro (primary wiki: itwiki).—cyberbot ITalk to my owner:Online 18:10, 1 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]
 Clerk note: The requested username is already registered; see Special:CentralAuth. Please choose another name which is not already in use. --Kostas20142 (talk) 14:30, 2 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Yes. I know the username is already taken, I was wondering if I could usurp the username since it was blocked? I don't see why it should be permanently unused. Davidwbarratt (talk) 15:09, 2 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

@Davidwbarratt: There is no global usurpation policy as of this writing so I can't say for sure whether or not we can usurp this account. However, you should ask at m:SRUC, since neither this page nor WP:CHU/U can handle an usurpation request for an account with substantial edits on other projects. —k6ka 🍁 (Talk · Contributions) 23:04, 3 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]
@K6ka: Thanks! I added a request on m:SRUC. Davidwbarratt (talk) 14:30, 4 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Dulalkarmakar8 → idk1989

Robot clerk note: The username {{subst:Dulalkarmakar8}} does not exist.—cyberbot ITalk to my owner:Online 10:00, 4 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Fixed -- There'sNoTime (to explain) 11:02, 5 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Exceeding123 → Exceeding Limited

Robot clerk note: The username Exceeding123 does not exist.—cyberbot ITalk to my owner:Online 11:10, 4 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Varshilmehta1991 → Varshil Mehta

Robot clerk note: No problems found—cyberbot ITalk to my owner:Online 12:10, 4 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]
 Clerk note: Are you aware of (and comfortable with) the potential implications associated with using a real name? — 1997kB 06:31, 5 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Okay, I feel you are right. Could you then please change my username to MedTime — Preceding unsigned comment added by Varshilmehta1991 (talk • contribs) 07:04, 5 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

VegetaSaiyan → GuernicaSeason

Robot clerk note: No problems found—cyberbot ITalk to my owner:Online 01:30, 5 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

YuyangNiu → Yuyang Niu

Robot clerk note: The username YuyangNiu does not exist.—cyberbot ITalk to my owner:Online 01:30, 6 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Appleseed w → Wpeneditor

Robot clerk note: No problems found—cyberbot ITalk to my owner:Online 03:40, 6 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Tree death research → Mark Hartley

Robot clerk note: No problems found—cyberbot ITalk to my owner:Online 06:20, 6 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]
 Clerk note: Are you aware of (and comfortable with) the potential implications associated with using a real name? — 1997kB 08:46, 6 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]
@1997kB: Yes, I am aware of that. - Tree death research (talk) 04:52, 7 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Atif Raza → AR Vanished

Robot clerk note: No problems found—cyberbot ITalk to my owner:Online 10:00, 6 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Kscaler → theITowl

Robot clerk note: The username Kscaler does not exist.—cyberbot ITalk to my owner:Online 15:20, 6 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Sophia mort → sm372514

Robot clerk note: No problems found—cyberbot ITalk to my owner:Online 15:50, 6 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

WikipediaMK123 → MkEditor12

Robot clerk note: No problems found—cyberbot ITalk to my owner:Online 16:40, 6 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Accesslanguagecentre → Access Language Centre

Robot clerk note: No problems found—cyberbot ITalk to my owner:Online 23:10, 6 September 2017 (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. --Kostas20142 (talk) 07:12, 7 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Dr.scott.96 → dr-yan

Robot clerk note: No problems found—cyberbot ITalk to my owner:Online 01:50, 7 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

ProjectNitro → C. Belden

 Done -- Ajraddatz (talk) 17:36, 7 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Changing_username/Simple&oldid=799427951"