Jump to content

Wikipedia:Changing username/Simple

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This is an old revision of this page, as edited by MicroChip123 (talk | contribs) at 14:46, 5 June 2007. The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.


Simple username changes

This page hosts simple requests for a username change across the Wikimedia network. Requests are processed by stewards and global renamers.


Instructions
  1. Read Wikipedia:Changing username carefully. You must be aware of and understand all the implications of changing your username. Specifically:
    • Your name will be changed to the new one in the page history of every page you've edited, and in all log entries.
    • Your user pages, account preferences, and edits will be moved to the new name. Please do not create a new account or attempt to move them yourself.
    • Links left by your previous signatures will still point to the old userpage; however, a redirect will be created pointing to your new userpage.
    • Understand that using your real name as your username may put you at risk of harassment.
  2. Read the username policy and ensure your new name does not violate it. Usernames must not:
  3. Check that your new username is not already in use by searching for it on Special:CentralAuth. If the name is registered, even on another Wikimedia project, it is taken.
    If the target name hasn't made any edits to any Wikimedia project, you may request usurpation at meta:Steward requests/Username changes.
  4. Log in with your current username. Requests will not be approved if the requester is not logged in.
  5. Place your request here.
    • Add your desired username after NEW=.
    • Add a reason for the change after REASON=. Requests without a valid reason will not be approved.
    • Do not change anything else.
  6. Select Publish changes.
  7. Check back on this page periodically to answer any inquiries regarding your request. Consider watching the page so you can monitor updates. Requests may be closed if there are unresolved queries.

Requests that do not follow these instructions or that are grossly malformed are subject to removal.

For help 'vanishing' from Wikipedia,
please see courtesy vanishing.


Archived requests

Completed and rejected requests will automatically be archived into one of the pages below.

Completed requests Declined requests
1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9|10|11|12|13
14|15|16|17|18|19|20|21|22|23|24|25|26
27|28|29|30|31|32|33|34|35|36|37|38|39
40|41|42|43|44|45|46|47|48|49|50|51|52
53|54|55|56|57|58|59|60|61|62|63|64|65
66|67|68|69|70|71|72|73|74|75|76|77|78
79|80|81|82|83|84|85|86|87|88|89|90|91
92|93|94|95|96|97|98|99|100|101|102|103|104
105|106|107|108|109|110|111|112|113|114|115|116|117
118|119|120|121|122|123|124|125|126|127|128|129|130
131|132|133|134|135|136|137|138|139|140|141|142|143
144|145|146|147|148|149|150|151|152|153|154|155|156
157|158|159|160|161|162|163|164|165|166|167|168|169
170|171|172|173|174|175|176|177|178|179|180|181|182
183|184|185|186|187|188|189|190|191|192|193|194|195
196|197|198|199|200|201|202|203|204|205|206|207|208
209|210|211|212|213|214|215|216|217|218|219|220|221
222|223|224|225|226|227|228|229|230|231|232|233|234
235|236|237|238|239|240|241|242|243|244|245|246|247
248|249|250|251|252|253|254|255|256|257|258|259|260
261|262|263|264|265|266|267|268|269|270|271|272|273
274|275|276|277|278|279|280|281|282|283|284|285|286
287|288|289|290|291|292|293|294
2005: Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec
2006: Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec
2007: Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec
2008: Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec
2009: Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec
2010: Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec
2011: Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec
2012: Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec
2013: Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec
2014: Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec
2015: Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec
2016: Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec
2017: Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec
2018: Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec
2019: Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec
2020: Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec
2021: Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec
2022: Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec
2023: Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec
2024: Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec
2025: Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May
For stewards, global renamers, and clerks

Only stewards and global renamers have the authority to approve or decline requests. Requests are automatically clerked by a bot, but occasionally human intervention is required, particularly for malformed requests. If you would like to help out with clerking, please see Wikipedia:Changing username/Assistance.

Current requests

Add new requests to the bottom of the page.

SwJawa → Peterfaj

Just make the new account. This is the only edit the account has. Secretlondon 18:47, 21 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done =Nichalp «Talk»= 13:42, 26 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Yellowbirdproject → Bopp112652

You need to sign in as the account to request a rename. You also need to read our conflict of interest policy regarding your edits. Secretlondon 19:05, 21 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done =Nichalp «Talk»= 13:42, 26 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Warholio → Desert Fox

 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 20:33, 23 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done =Nichalp «Talk»= 13:43, 26 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Mindys12345 → Adam.J.W.C.

 Clerk note: This user has an entry in their block log that would be lost were they renamed. They were blocked on April 30, 2007 for 48 hours by Daniel for "Disruption, personal attacks, etc." WjBscribe 12:06, 21 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
User has had a racist page deleted today and has the racist word "wog" on their userpage. I'm minded not to rename. Secretlondon 19:02, 21 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
What I can't change the name and keep the same history, its only the name here that I am concerned about. AdamJWC 04:23, 22 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
I could have shown that user page to any lebenese people within my area and they wouldn't find that offensive. I have a new user account that I will start to edit withAdamJWC 04:25, 22 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Dont my user contributions count for something. AdamJWC 04:27, 22 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
here are some affectionate uses of the word wog The Wog Boy
Here are some other examples
I just want a name change with the same history or a new account to start from scratch.AdamJWC 05:01, 22 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Please stop posting these new comments as section headers, it will probably mess up the bot that archives this page. --NickContact/Contribs 05:05, 22 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]


That user page was only a joke as most people would see it, I myself am a lebenese australian muslim that goes by the name Adam, real name Ahmed. Allah Akbah. AdamJWC 05:09, 22 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

See 2005_Cronulla_riots for some of the background to this. Secretlondon 09:31, 22 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Estonian, Polish and Ukrainian according to your userboxes. Secretlondon 09:32, 22 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
I just want to use my real name, i am not asking for an oversees passport. I was againts what happened to those people at the riots. If I was brave enough I would have jumped in to help them. AdamJWC 09:49, 22 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I only use those user boxes because I could not find any islamic user boxes, if you have them on wikipedia I would like to find out. I am also looking for a user eats halal only userbox. AdamJWC 09:53, 22 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Any thing to do with racism has been taken off my home page, it was only meant as a joke, the people in the photo are my own family, so why would I be racist towards my own kind. Also I have been removing lots of spam and vandalism and also issued quit a lot of warnings. Shouldn't this help atone for any previous sins that I may have committed once before. AdamJWC 13:20, 23 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done =Nichalp «Talk»= 13:42, 26 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]


Mushuka → Mushuka3

  • Current name: Mushuka (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
  • Requested name: Mushuka3 (change username) (from secure login)
  • Reason: Overlapping accounts. I couldn't find the way to change the username. I made a couple of accounts and tried to delete the old ones from the same IP address. I apologize I didn't know what I was doing.If you could help me delete all the accounts, or merge into one account, it will be greatly appreciated. Thank you very much for your time.
We can't merge accounts. What would you like to do with this one? Secretlondon 14:57, 24 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I guess I can discontinue the account since I can't delete or merge accounts. Thanks for the help.

 Not done =Nichalp «Talk»= 13:42, 26 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Aheadtold → TravellingFairy

 Clerk note: Request originally made at WP:CHU/U [1]. Moved here as target account is not taken. WjBscribe 01:23, 25 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done User has made just one edit. Create a new account. =Nichalp «Talk»= 13:42, 26 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Warholio → Red Dragon

 Not done Both accounts already taken. =Nichalp «Talk»= 13:42, 26 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Comment. You could consider "Grey Dragon" or "Bronze Dragon", but those are about the only ones not already taken. WjBscribe 15:07, 26 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Matty3 → Matt 22

 Not done As you have just 3 edits, create a new account instead. =Nichalp «Talk»= 13:42, 26 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

JeffStryker → JeffreyStryker

 Not done per above =Nichalp «Talk»= 13:42, 26 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

ExtranetBot → EBot

 Not done Create a new account. =Nichalp «Talk»= 13:42, 26 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

ExtranetBot2 → EBot2

 Not done Create a new account. =Nichalp «Talk»= 13:42, 26 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Pc1dmn → Roundhouse1

 Clerk note: The requested username is already registered; see Special:CentralAuth. Please choose another name which is not already in use. WjBscribe 15:02, 26 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done =Nichalp «Talk»= 16:12, 26 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Gargoyle 123 → Elizabeth Sparrow-Depp

 Not done Screen name. Please choose another name. =Nichalp «Talk»= 13:32, 27 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Joe Jacard → Jess

 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 02:55, 27 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done per above. =Nichalp «Talk»= 13:32, 27 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

RetroDisease → Anwar Sadat

 Not done Anwar Sadat was a public figure. =Nichalp «Talk»= 13:32, 27 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Theleoking → Shankeraravind

 Clerk note: All requests must be made while logged in to the account that will be renamed; this request was made by 210.210.79.65 (talk · contribs). Please log in to the account that is to be renamed and confirm this request. WjBscribe 23:10, 27 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
 Not done - new request made. Warofdreams talk 17:31, 30 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Theleoking → Shankeraravind

 Clerk note: Not sure whats going on here. The requested name is very similar to User:Shanker Aravind, which a user was recently renamed to ([2]). Also it appears that Theleoking is suspected of being a sockpuppet of Venkatrajan by Utcursch ([3]). WjBscribe 23:23, 27 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
 Not done - the proposed username is likely to be confused with the active User:Shanker Aravind. Warofdreams talk 17:33, 30 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

WikiBully → WikiBoel

 Clerk note: All requests must be made while logged in to the account that will be renamed; this request was made by 208.74.181.76 (talk · contribs). Please log in to the account that is to be renamed and confirm this request. WjBscribe 04:15, 28 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Sebastian Dietrich → Sebastian.Dietrich

 Clerk note: All requests must be made while logged in to the account that will be renamed; this request was made by 84.112.16.84 (talk · contribs). Please log in to the account that is to be renamed and confirm this request. --R ParlateContribs@ (Let's Go Yankees!) 13:47, 28 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Confirmed --Sebastian Dietrich 10:51, 4 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

 Done Secretlondon 22:58, 4 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

User:Nationalproduct → National Product

 Not done per above. Warofdreams talk 23:25, 31 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Jonathandefazio → Smileyface45901

Please state your reason for requested renaming. Warofdreams talk 23:41, 31 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
 Not done. Reapplied below. Secretlondon 05:03, 2 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Azerbaijani → Hajji Piruz

  • Current name: Azerbaijani (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
  • Requested name: Hajji Piruz (change username) (from secure login)
  • Reason: I've been getting a lot of abuse for my current name and would just rather not deal with it anymore. By changing my account name to Hajji Piruz, I hope the attacks will end and that people dont assume that I'm taking a certain side in a dispute (which obviously, is an understandable mistake to make since my name is based on an ethnic group) and people will see me as the non-biased person that I actually am. Hajji Piruz is also more appropriate. Simply changing the appearance of my name wont do much for my situation, as people will still see the "Azerbaijani" part in certain places. Thanks. Azerbaijani 03:04, 1 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
 Clerk note: Azerbaijani is currenty under ArbCom sanction and placed on revert parole - Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Armenia-Azerbaijan#Azerbaijani placed on revert parole, a change of username may confuse enforcement of the remedy. Also, the enforcement of the remedy is that if Azerbaijani were to receive 5 blocks for parole violations in one year, he would be banned for one year. Block logs do not move with username changes so this may compromise the arbitration enforcement. Ryan Postlethwaite 10:39, 1 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
I will inform all the admins involved about my name change by posting a message on the Arbcom page if the name change happens. I will also manually change my name on the list so that it will clearly show that I get blocked. I'm not doing this to avoid the arbcom parole, I'm doing this to avoid the constant harassment and abuse.Azerbaijani 12:55, 1 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
I'm minded to do this as Azerbaijani has been sanctioned for partisan edits on Azerbaijan related articles. A neutral name may help. However: This needs to be run past the arbcomm, and I'd like to know what the new name means. Secretlondon 05:05, 2 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done Pending arbcom resolution. =Nichalp «Talk»= 12:38, 2 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I'm going to wait until Tuesday UTC to see if any other members of arbcomm have an opinion. It appears that they'd like a reference to the new name on the user page, a link to the old block log and manual change of the name on the list of those covered by arb comm sanction (to be done by the client not by the 'crat). Secretlondon 03:47, 3 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Meghwilliams → Artlit

 Clerk note: All requests must be made while logged in to the account that will be renamed; this request was made by 88.105.205.88 (talk · contribs). Please log in to the account that is to be renamed and confirm this request. The Sunshine Man 18:55, 1 June 2007 (UTC)  Not done per above =Nichalp «Talk»= 12:38, 2 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Erayhfjhdgasugjhfg → Spinach Monster #9

They need to request it. You can't request it for them. They need to post on their talk page asking to be unblocked to get a name change. Secretlondon 05:06, 2 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
I can now speak for my self on this. I request the name change--Erayhfjhdgasugjhfg 19:08, 2 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
I didn't get your warning until I already did it. I was trying to see how the system worked.--Erayhfjhdgasugjhfg 21:54, 2 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
 Not done Just make the new account. Secretlondon 03:58, 3 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

JeffStryker → MrStryker

Is this your real name or are you naming yourself after Jeff Stryker? Secretlondon 05:09, 2 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Ssaarraahhoo → Vrtualthnking

 Clerk note: Moved from WP:CHU/U [5]. WjBscribe 23:57, 1 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
 Not done You only have 1 edit which was vandalism. This is also not a good faith request for renaming. Secretlondon 05:11, 2 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Davins111 → Davins123123123

 Not done see below Secretlondon 03:36, 3 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

E_dog95 → Eric Williams

 Clerk note: The requested username is already registered; see Special:CentralAuth. Please choose another name which is not already in use. --NickContact/Contribs 07:21, 3 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

DyslexicEditor → Yserarau

 Done Secretlondon 23:03, 4 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Would you please delete the redirects from the other name? Thank you. Yserarau 01:24, 5 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Peterm1991 → Shadyaftrmathgunit

 Done Secretlondon 23:17, 4 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Barometer Rising → Category Mistake

User:Category Mistake exists - but was created today. If this is you could you login and post here saying so? Making the username before you get renamed confuses things.. Secretlondon 14:53, 3 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Sorry, yes it's me. I created it today for the namechange. - Category Mistake 15:45, 3 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
We ask you not to do that. I'll move it out of the way. Secretlondon 15:50, 3 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Quick links to allow for the requested account to be renamed first: (1); (2)WjBscribe 10:49, 4 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

ThanksSecretlondon 21:24, 4 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
 Done Secretlondon 21:24, 4 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Redlands597198 → Redlands59719823

Glotz → Encolpe

 Clerk note: This unsigned request was made by the account that is to be renamed [6]. WjBscribe 09:43, 4 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

 Clerk note: I have fixed the template, however it would be a good idea for you to provide a reason for requesting this rename. --NickContact/Contribs 03:00, 4 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Celtic Emperor → Lohengrin

 Clerk note: The requested username is already registered; see Special:CentralAuth. Please choose another name which is not already in use. In fact, this name belongs to a user who has made a significant number of contributions in the past (see contribs and logs}. It may be a shock for this user if they decide to use their account again and find your userpage moved over theirs. --NickContact/Contribs 03:04, 4 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

 Clerk note: Celtic Emperor has made a new request below (twice). --NickContact/Contribs 22:19, 4 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done Secretlondon 22:48, 4 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Celtic Emperor → Siegfried

 Clerk note: The requested username is already registered; see Special:CentralAuth. Please choose another name which is not already in use. As the target account has made edits it cannot be usurped. WjBscribe 09:46, 4 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done Secretlondon 22:48, 4 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Erik leaver → Erik Leaver

 Done Secretlondon 22:06, 4 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Cescotto → Zucchero92

Celtic Emperor → Donar

 Clerk note: This same request with a different reason appears below, I will make a further note there (name is taken). --NickContact/Contribs 22:20, 4 June 2007 (UTC)  Not done Secretlondon 22:49, 4 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Shahingohar → Prof Balthazar

Conor Campbell → Schcambo

msusinfl → Champion07

Celtic Emperor → Donar

 Clerk note: The requested username is already registered; see Special:CentralAuth. Please choose another name which is not already in use. This user has also made significant contributions. Please use the Special:Listusers page before requesting names to see if they are taken or not. --NickContact/Contribs 22:23, 4 June 2007 (UTC)  Not done Secretlondon 22:50, 4 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Celtic Emperor → Lohengrin1991

RedSpike101 → MicroChip123