Wikipedia:Changing username/Simple

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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:

  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.

Current requests

Add new requests to the bottom of the page.

Sylwester prozowski → Sylwester Prozowski

 Done by Cecropia (diff). WjBscribe 00:55, 25 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Stagetones → CompuServe

Please choose another name. You can't name yourself after CompuServe, sorry. Secretlondon 12:35, 10 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
UbiqMail seems to be a Japanese email provider. Our username policy says that you cannot name yourself after something like a business or product as this is considered to be promotional. Secretlondon 22:41, 10 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Arrgh. You used the wrong template and I've renamed User:Soundpro99 to that name instead :(. *fixing* Secretlondon 18:28, 15 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

 Done - finished by Secretlondon noted by Cecropia 06:18, 25 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Blairstephen → Bobbacon

 Clerk note: The requested username is already registered; see Special:CentralAuth. Please choose another name which is not already in use. You can't delete usernames, but you have the right to vanish. You can have an admin delete your user space for Blairstephen, but you can't move the edit counts over. Blairstephen will still be logged in the pages you edited with that account. ~ Wikihermit 02:37, 15 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I have two options to request in this case:
  1. (preffered) if upon a rename of user the history and details of User:Blairstephen would be migrated to the new user name then I request the new username User:FormerBobbacons.
  2. If this is not the case, i request "the right to vanish". thanks Bobbacon 06:14, 15 June 2007 (UTC) (User:Blairstephen)[reply]
We can't merge accounts. Just to check - you'd like User:Blairstephen to be moved to User:FormerBobbacons? Or do you want User:Bobbacon to be moved to User:FormerBobbacons and then User:Blairstephen to be moved to User:Bobbacon? Secretlondon 21:38, 15 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Could you move User:Blairstephen to User:FormerBobbacons. Thanks. Bobbacon 18:43, 17 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
 Done and redirects deleted. Secretlondon 14:24, 25 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Yoda921 → JediMasterYoda

I think this too close to the Star Wars fictional universe. I know there can be no chance of confusion with a fictional character but I'd be happier with a non Jedi Yoda name. Secretlondon 22:03, 15 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
I don't really understand this reasoning; but you're in charge so I won't question it... How about just "MasterYoda?" Yoda921 05:12, 16 June 2007 (UTC)Yoda[reply]
User:MasterYoda already exists but meet the criteria for usurption. [1] Secretlondon 14:26, 25 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Lagalag → User:User0101010101

 Not done The bot earnt its wages! No I'm not renaming you as you have been renamed far to many times already! Secretlondon 22:04, 15 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Please, this will be the last time I’ll ask for this as I’m vanishing from Wikipedia, hence the generic username. —Lagalag 08:59, 16 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
 Not done You've vanished from wikipedia before as your userpage was deleted (at your request) in November 06. I think you can stay vanished under the name of Lagalag. Secretlondon 14:29, 25 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Is it possible to at least put it up for usurpation? I’m giving my consent to it in advance. —Lagalag 23:46, 25 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Crystallakeafterdark → IFdude

 Done -- Cecropia 00:06, 25 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

WikiIstari → BritishSilver

Are you still requesting the rename? Warofdreams talk 01:25, 22 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
I don't think the user is. They have retired and I think they struck it out to say they no long want a rename? ~ Wikihermit 04:36, 22 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
 Not done Secretlondon 14:31, 25 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Jimmmmmmmmm → JimmyMac82

 Done -- Cecropia 00:08, 25 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Taritrott → Bdatruthwriter

 Done -- Cecropia 00:11, 25 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

DuranDuran → Innuendo

I don't think Innuendo is appropriate, which is why you haven't been renamed. --(Review Me) R ParlateContribs@ (Let's Go Yankees!) 16:02, 16 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Not in the slighest. they originally chose a name still with Duran Duran in. Innuendo is fine as a name. Secretlondon 14:33, 25 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

 Clerk note: The requested username is already registered; see Special:CentralAuth. Please choose another name which is not already in use. --NickContact/Contribs 19:00, 17 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Innuendo seems fine to be usurped if you want to apply. Otherwise come up with another name. Secretlondon 14:33, 25 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

JDancer → FinScribe

 Done -- Cecropia 00:13, 25 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Funpika → FunPika

 Done -- Cecropia 00:16, 25 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Gnetwerker → 7265

 Done -- Cecropia 00:20, 25 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Paul Tracy → Mr. X

 Clerk note: The requested username is already registered; see Special:CentralAuth. Please choose another name which is not already in use.. GDonato (talk) 20:15, 17 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done -- honored other request instead -- Cecropia 00:26, 25 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Paul Tracy → Pablomismo

 Done -- Cecropia 00:22, 25 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Sonyuser → Cherry1000

 Done -- Cecropia 00:25, 25 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Joe Jacard → Yorozu

 Done -- Cecropia 00:28, 25 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Mindys12345 → Adam.J.W.C.

 Clerk note: This request was made previously and declined by both Secretlondon and Nichalp, see archive entry. The objectionable content appears to have now been removed - there is still the issue that the block log entry won't be moved during the rename. WjBscribe 13:44, 25 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
The user has on their userpage that they want to be known as User:Wonder-Contributor temporarily. *If* we rename this person they are ONLY being renamed once. They only have one entry on their blocklog so I'm not too concerned with that, and all the racist material has left their userpage. Secretlondon 14:38, 25 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Stellatomailing → Righttovanish1

 Clerk note: This user has an entry in their block log that would not be moved during userpation. However given their intention to cease contributing this is probably not too big a problem - it would not be acceptable for an account called Righttovanish1 to resume editing (that would be rather confusing) in any event. A rename could ce conditional on the user being renamed back to "Stellatomailing" should they resume editing perhaps? WjBscribe 13:47, 25 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
 Done If that happens we'll deal with it then. Secretlondon 14:40, 25 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Dark420bishop → Transce080

 Done -- Cecropia 00:31, 25 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

SM&Co. → SMC89

 Done -- Cecropia 00:35, 25 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Wiki2007pedia → Game's not worth the wik

 Done Secretlondon 14:41, 25 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Sportsdude820 → Transaspie

 Done -- Cecropia 00:38, 25 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Www.Fnoware.st → Fnoware

 Not done Please come up with something elseSecretlondon 14:44, 25 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Docudesk → Jbg28

 Done -- Cecropia 01:47, 25 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Kagimedia → Kagi Media

 Clerk note: Is Kagi Media a company? Wikipedia's username policy does not allow promotional usernames... WjBscribe 14:31, 23 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done -- Kagi Media is a company that looks for "affiliates" on the internet. Inappropriate user name. -- Cecropia 06:29, 25 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]


Oxinabox1 → Oxinabox

 Done -- Cecropia 01:47, 25 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Www.Fnoware.st → Fno2003

 Clerk note: All requests must be made while logged in to the account that will be renamed; this request was made by 81.170.149.139 (talk · contribs). Please log in to the account that is to be renamed and confirm this request.. Thank you. The Sunshine Man 12:05, 19 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
They've been blocked if you look. They only have 5 contributions so they probably are better off just making a new account. Secretlondon 14:46, 25 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
 Not done Secretlondon 14:47, 25 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Loperco → Hammbeen

Multiple repetitions of letters are confusing and discouraged. Suggest easier to read abd write user name -- Cecropia 06:32, 25 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
How about Hammbeen?Loperco 13:48, 25 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
 Clerk note: template updated so the links are now valid for "Hammbeen". WjBscribe 14:31, 25 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
 Done Secretlondon 14:48, 25 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Danielweber → DanielWeber

 Done -- Cecropia 01:47, 25 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Rmasbury → Acroterion

 Done -- Cecropia 01:53, 25 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Simsarmy1 → Simsarmy

 Clerk 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. --NickContact/Contribs 23:20, 19 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done -- should be under usurpations. -- Cecropia 06:32, 25 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Bthsmathteam → Kenkcc1234

 Done -- Cecropia 06:34, 25 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Jasonalangraves → Jason Alan Graves

 Clerk note: Its formatted fine - the robot clerk isn't working at the moment. WjBscribe 14:16, 24 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

 Done -- Cecropia 01:52, 25 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Gawlerfoundation → Gawler Foundation

 Clerk note: This username is in violation of the username policy at it is promotional and advertising a company, please choose another name. The Sunshine Man 09:37, 20 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done -- per policy -- Cecropia 01:54, 25 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Rzsanati → zzzz2001

 Clerk note: This request was added by the account requesting the rename [2] but no reason was given. The accounts only other edits were in connection with uploading - Image:Persian Abyss.pdf WjBscribe 18:23, 24 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done -- can user cite a reason? -- Cecropia 02:06, 25 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Quadripod → Ori~

Same as in my HE user Quadripod 09:48, 20 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

 Done -- Cecropia 01:54, 25 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Joplewagon → Red-E

 Done -- Cecropia 01:56, 25 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Rhpearson → OctoMan12345

 Done -- Cecropia 01:58, 25 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Therry van Neerven → Blizzard2005

 Done -- Cecropia 02:00, 25 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Theatre_under_the_stars → Veronabritj

 Done -- Cecropia 02:01, 25 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Easternspice → Amchigello

 Done -- Cecropia 02:04, 25 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Tdjzcsdrpf → WalkerDragon

 Clerk note: All requests must be made while logged in to the account that will be renamed; this request was made by 75.61.235.132 (talk · contribs). Please log in to the account that is to be renamed and confirm this request.~ Wikihermit 03:49, 21 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

That wasn't me, Tdjzcsdrpf made this request here but used a malformed template which he apparently forgot to include Renameuser| after subst:. I've done so. 75.61.235.132 04:49, 21 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Confirmed. Request was indeed made by the account requesting this rename. WjBscribe 14:35, 23 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

 Done Cecropia 23:57, 24 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Historicsatrts → Historychanges

Please state your reason, and request it while logged in to the account in question. Warofdreams talk 01:23, 22 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

KaroshiHD → Sheliak

 Done -- Cecropia 23:59, 24 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Tavasys → Daniel Tavares

 Done -- Cecropia 00:01, 25 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Frenchproperty → Sylark1986

 Clerk note: Most of this users contributions are vandalism and inappropriate page creation, The Sunshine Man 19:12, 22 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
 Clerk note: Blocked as a vandalism only account. Ryan Postlethwaite 02:22, 25 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done -- per clerk's notations -- Cecropia 06:35, 25 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Nathan Earle → Cornylib

 Done -- Cecropia 02:08, 25 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Dce7 → Terence7

 Done -- Cecropia 02:10, 25 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Hr4lifeyo → Clashpalace

 Done -- Cecropia 02:16, 25 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Ryan butcher → RyanLupin

 Done -- Cecropia 02:18, 25 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Likedeeler → Axt

 Clerk 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. WjBscribe 20:47, 24 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

MoLo → Apn

 Clerk note: The requested username is already registered; see Special:CentralAuth. Please choose another name which is not already in use. As User:Apn has made an edit, the account does not meet the criteria for usurpation. Also, note that the database capitalises the first letter of all usernames, it is not possible to have one written fully in lowercase. Sorry about that, WjBscribe 04:14, 25 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
 Not done All usernames start with a capital letter, and name taken anyway. Secretlondon 14:50, 25 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Skybright Daye → AAHoug

 Done Secretlondon 14:52, 25 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

HB4026 → HarrisonB

 Clerk note: The requested username is already registered; see Special:CentralAuth. Please choose another name which is not already in use. The Sunshine Man 09:41, 25 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
However as the account User:HarrisonB has never made any edits to the project, it meets the criteria for being usurped; if you wish to usurp it, please read and follow the process at Wikipedia:Changing username/Usurpations. WjBscribe 13:37, 25 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Hitesh bansal → Hitesh Bansal

Jrotunni → John Rotunni