Wikipedia:Changing username/Simple

For stewards, global renamers, and clerks
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Simple username changes

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

Instructions

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.
Read the username policy and ensure your new name does not violate it. Usernames must not:
- be inappropriate, profane, or offensive
- contain libelous, contentious, or non-public information
- be misleading by impersonating other users or implying that you have authority
- be the name of a company, organization, group; or imply that the account is shared with multiple people
- contain emoji, emoticons, or non-language symbols
- contain the # < > [ ] | { } / @ : = characters, among other restrictions
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.
Log in with your current username. Requests will not be approved if the requester is not logged in.
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.
Select Publish changes.
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.

Current requests

Add new requests to the bottom of the page.

Dracon1983 → Dpsd01016

Current name: Dracon1983 (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
Requested name: Dpsd01016 (other projects?) (rename user)
Reason: same as my mail. Dracon1983 (talk) 11:05, 24 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Clerk note: The username Dracon1983 (talk · contribs) has made no contributions to the project aside from this edit, or has only a few minor contributions. - Milk's Favorite Cookie 17:05, 24 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Not done -- Andre (talk) 18:08, 24 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Manchesterlive.tv → Manchester-live.tv

Current name: Manchesterlive.tv (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
Requested name: Manchester-live.tv (other projects?) (rename user)
Reason: Reason for requested renaming. wrong web address used! Manchesterlive.tv (talk) 17:15, 24 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

This requested username is clearly promotional, and the current username should be blocked per the username policy. Qst (talk) 17:47, 24 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Clerk note: User blocked jj137 (talk) 17:52, 24 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Not done -- Andre (talk) 18:07, 24 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

SteveCampbell → Scotimages

Current name: SteveCampbell (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
Requested name: Scotimages (other projects?) (rename user)
Reason: For submission of Creative Commons images provided by the company of that name. SteveCampbell (talk) 18:21, 24 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Clerk note: The username SteveCampbell (talk · contribs) has made no contributions to the project aside from this edit, or has only a few minor contributions. - Milk's Favorite Cookie 18:54, 24 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Not done, no edits. Please don't use a template with "or" in it, Milk's Favorite Cookie. Andre (talk) 10:00, 25 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Smadhuri_csit → Smadhuri

Current name: Smadhuri_csit (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
Requested name: Smadhuri (other projects?) (rename user)
Reason: easy to remember. Smadhuri csit (talk) 06:00, 25 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Not done, this name is taken -- Andre (talk) 09:58, 25 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Salman_1214@yahoo.com → Msalmann

Current name: Salman_1214@yahoo.com (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
Requested name: Msalmann (other projects?) (rename user)
Reason: Reason for requested renaming. Salman 1214@yahoo.com (talk) 12:58, 25 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Not done, this name is already registered. Andre (talk) 17:18, 25 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Halobungie360 → Wikieditor

Current name: Halobungie360 (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
Requested name: Wikieditor (other projects?) (rename user)
Reason: Reason for requested renaming. 203.127.74.49 (talk) 13:16, 25 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Clerk note: All requests must be made while logged in to the account that will be renamed; this request was made by 203.127.74.49 (talk · contribs). Please log in to the account that is to be renamed and confirm this request. —αlεx•mullεr 13:29, 25 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Clerk note: The requested username is already registered; see Special:CentralAuth. Please choose another name which is not already in use. - Milk's Favorite Cookie 19:58, 25 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Not done. WjBscribe 07:51, 26 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

K.mckittrick → KM

Current name: K.mckittrick (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
Requested name: KM (other projects?) (rename user)
Reason: want shorter, less identifiable, name

K.mckittrick (talk) 21:07, 25 February 2008 (UTC) Clerk note: The requested username is already registered; see Special:CentralAuth. Please choose another name which is not already in use. Icestorm815 • Talk 21:13, 25 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Not done -- Andre (talk) 19:20, 26 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Jamestwigg → Moorcroft

Current name: Jamestwigg (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
Requested name: Moorcroft (other projects?) (rename user)
Reason: I am a teacher and I have just realised that using my own name as a username is not wise as it may encourage students to write about me and I do not want this abused. moorcroft (talk) 22:32, 25 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Clerk note: The requested username is already registered; see Special:CentralAuth. Please choose another name which is not already in use. - Milk's Favorite Cookie 22:49, 25 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Not done -- Andre (talk) 19:20, 26 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Fatimamurtuza → Anonypersonhi

Current name: Fatimamurtuza (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
Requested name: Anonypersonhi (other projects?) (rename user)
Reason: dont want ppl to look up my name Fatimamurtuza (talk) 03:04, 26 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Bureaucrat note: Bear in mind that being renamed creates a permanent log entry liking your current name to your new one. As you haven't made any contributions yet, it may be better for you just to start a new account with your chosen name from a privacy point of view. WjBscribe 08:00, 26 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Not done -- Andre (talk) 19:20, 26 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

MiracleTruss → Miracle Truss

Current name: MiracleTruss (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
Requested name: Miracle Truss (other projects?) (rename user)
Reason: Company name and merely forgot to add the space.

67.106.88.134 (talk) 20:44, 26 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Clerk note: All requests must be made while logged in to the account that will be renamed; this request was made by 67.106.88.134 (talk · contribs). Please log in to the account that is to be renamed and confirm this request. - Milk's Favorite Cookie 20:46, 26 February 2008 (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. - Milk's Favorite Cookie 20:46, 26 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Not done -- Andre (talk) 23:54, 26 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Jwafong → JoshuaChan

Current name: Jwafong (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
Requested name: JoshuaChan (other projects?) (rename user)
Reason: I would like my username to by my name. 69.5.206.102 (talk) 20:58, 26 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Clerk note: All requests must be made while logged in to the account that will be renamed; this request was made by 69.5.206.102 (talk · contribs). Please log in to the account that is to be renamed and confirm this request. - Milk's Favorite Cookie 21:00, 26 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Not done -- Andre (talk) 23:55, 26 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Nicktwain → AmericanDream

Current name: Nicktwain (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
Requested name: AmericanDream (other projects?) (rename user)
Reason: Reason for requested renaming. Nick 00:53, 27 February 2008 (UTC) change

Clerk note: The requested username is already registered; see Special:CentralAuth. Please choose another name which is not already in use. Icestorm815 • Talk 00:58, 27 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Not done -- Andre (talk) 01:08, 27 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Jayfang → JayFang

Current name: Jayfang (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
Requested name: JayFang (other projects?) (rename user)
Reason: spelling. Jayfang 208.109.110.68 (talk) 06:52, 27 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Not done, please log in -- Andre (talk) 15:05, 27 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Timesjobs → Milestone

Current name: Timesjobs (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
Requested name: Milestone (other projects?) (rename user)
Reason: promotional username, Is company Name. 220.227.14.165 (talk) 10:02, 27 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Clerk note: All requests must be made while logged in to the account that will be renamed; this request was made by 220.227.14.165 (talk · contribs). Please log in to the account that is to be renamed and confirm this request. Xenon⁵⁴ 11:37, 27 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Not done -- Andre (talk) 15:05, 27 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Firstcounsel → First Counsel

Current name: Firstcounsel (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
Requested name: First Counsel (other projects?) (rename user)
Reason: Reason for requested renaming. Firstcounsel (talk) 15:24, 27 February 2008 (UTC)normal company name[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. The requested name is just the original one with a spacing. Acalamari 17:05, 27 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Not done - you should not edit using the name of your company. WjBscribe 21:40, 27 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

SportsMasterESPN → SportsMaster

Current name: SportsMasterESPN (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
Requested name: SportsMaster (other projects?) (rename user)
Reason: To comply with wikipedia and get ridd of ESPN in my username. Josh (talk) 22:05, 27 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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. Xenon⁵⁴ 22:25, 27 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Not done -- Andre (talk) 22:34, 27 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

See Wikipedia:Changing_username/Usurpations#SportsMaster_.E2.86.90_SportsMasterESPN --Josh (talk) 22:35, 27 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

(four usernames) → InsaneIdioticIntellectual

Current name: AngryAstronomer, CreativeChemist, PatheticPhysicist, EccentricEconomist (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
Requested name: InsaneIdioticIntellectual (other projects?) (rename user)
Reason: Causes Too Much Career Confusion

24.151.77.41 (talk) 22:47, 27 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Clerk note: Sorry, but it's currently not possible to meld four usernames into one. Xenon⁵⁴ 22:49, 27 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Not done - accounts cannot be merged, we can only individually change their names to something different. WjBscribe 05:36, 28 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Clerk note: None of these usernames have any contributions. Just create a new account and don't use the old ones. —Random832 18:59, 28 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Gdr22000 → Xat

Current name: Gdr22000 (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
Requested name: Xat (other projects?) (rename user)
Reason: need to change the username. Gdr22000 (talk) 02:11, 28 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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. —αlεx•mullεr 10:35, 28 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Not done -- Andre (talk) 18:16, 28 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

RockNRollSYNNer → RockNRollSYNner

Current name: RockNRollSYNNer (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
Requested name: RockNRollSYNner (other projects?) (rename user)
Reason: Typo in initial account set-up. RockNRollSYNNer (talk) 18:55, 28 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Not done. The current name has but one edit, which is this change username request. Simply create a new account. Cheers, Kingturtle (talk) 16:45, 1 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Signaturetheatrecompany → SignatureTheatreCompany

Current name: Signaturetheatrecompany (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
Requested name: SignatureTheatreCompany (other projects?) (rename user)
Reason: Misspelling. Signaturetheatrecompany (talk) 20:15, 28 February 2008 (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. Acalamari 20:18, 28 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Clerk note: User is blocked now. - Milk's Favorite Cookie 00:15, 29 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Not done -- Andre (talk) 03:30, 2 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Ati3dman → RaleighRascal

Current name: Ati3dman (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
Requested name: RaleighRascal (other projects?) (rename user)
Reason: current account name is a security risk for me. Ati3dman (talk) 21:54, 28 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Clerk note: The username Ati3dman (talk · contribs) has made no contributions to the project aside from this edit, or has only a few minor contributions. - Milk's Favorite Cookie 00:12, 29 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Not done Kingturtle (talk) 16:49, 1 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Truco9311 → Truco-X

Current name: Truco9311 (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
Requested name: Truco-X (other projects?) (rename user)
Reason: I want to change it because I want to shorten my current one, and with the "X" it will do that, and it flows well. TrU Co ⁹31¹ 00:13, 29 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Not done -- Andre (talk) 03:44, 2 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Supersonic4711 → 3WildMon

Current name: Supersonic4711 (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
Requested name: 3WildMon (other projects?) (rename user)
Reason: I don't really like my username. Supersonic4711 (talk) 04:07, 29 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Clerk note: The requested username is already registered; see Special:CentralAuth. Please choose another name which is not already in use. Icestorm815 • Talk 00:06, 1 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Not done -- Andre (talk) 03:44, 2 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Extreme Boredom → Kitsune

Current name: Extreme Boredom (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
Requested name: Kitsune (other projects?) (rename user)
Reason: Known as it on other sites...can I have it here? I didn't think to have it that before. Extreme Boredom (talk) 13:24, 29 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Clerk note: The requested username is already registered; see Special:CentralAuth. Please choose another name which is not already in use. Xenon⁵⁴ 22:46, 29 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Actually, that's just a redirect to "Fastnaturedude". E.B. (talk) 03:35, 1 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Not done -- Andre (talk) 03:44, 2 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

MarketResearchcom → MarketResearch.com

Current name: MarketResearchcom (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
Requested name: MarketResearch.com (other projects?) (rename user)
Reason: Want a name that better reflects our corporate standing as the largest B2B distributor of secondary market research. We want to post corporate information for purely encyclopedic purposes. MarketResearchcom (talk) 14:08, 29 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Clerk note: Note that your account was unblocked by Rudget so that you could choose something that doesn't violate the username policy. This does not qualify, so please choose another name —αlεx•mullεr 16:45, 29 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

User did tell me that the username change would be to a specific non-controversial name, that did not violate policy. This still does, as AM points out above. Rudget . 18:33, 29 February 2008 (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. --The Helpful One ^(Review) 16:50, 29 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Not done -- Andre (talk) 03:44, 2 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

FatherGeorgia → NewMember10go10by10me

Current name: FatherGeorgia (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
Requested name: NewMember10go10by10me (other projects?) (rename user)
Reason: I have just created an account and have not edited anything. As i cannot delete an acount, i would like it to rename my user login, so that the current username does not appear anymore. FatherGeorgia (talk) 17:35, 29 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Clerk note: The requested username is already registered; see Special:CentralAuth. Please choose another name which is not already in use. NewMember10go10by10me is suspected of being a sockpuppet controlled by Lovelyspottedcow, below. Interesting. Xenon⁵⁴ 02:13, 1 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Not done -- Andre (talk) 03:44, 2 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Dannpm → Lovelyspottedcow

Current name: Dannpm (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
Requested name: Lovelyspottedcow (other projects?) (rename user)
Reason: More anonymous, thank you. Dannpm (talk) 22:02, 29 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Clerk note: The requested username is already registered; see Special:CentralAuth. Please choose another name which is not already in use. Icestorm815 • Talk 00:05, 1 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Not done -- Andre (talk) 03:44, 2 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Omeganumber/Sandbox → Omeganumber

Current name: Omeganumber/Sandbox (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
Requested name: Omeganumber (other projects?) (rename user)
Reason: Added sandbox to user page. Omeganumber (talk) 00:11, 1 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Clerk note: What are you trying to do? There's no user named Omeganumber/Sandbox, you don't need a rename to add or remove a user subpage, and you don't have a sandbox attached to your userpage. Xenon⁵⁴ 02:09, 1 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Not done -- Andre (talk) 03:44, 2 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Newsandpodcastnetwork → Kevincoanmedia

Current name: Newsandpodcastnetwork (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
Requested name: Kevincoanmedia (other projects?) (rename user)
Reason: received message that it borders on promotional Newsandpodcastnetwork (talk) 16:23, 2 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Predator capitalism → Smug Irony

Current name: Predator capitalism (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
Requested name: Smug Irony (other projects?) (rename user)
Reason: Current username not comprehensive to non-German users. I just created it to get ahead with English language Wikipedia and did not think about it. Predator capitalism (talk) 16:36, 2 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The SIghing Slider → The Sighing Slider

Current name: The SIghing Slider (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
Requested name: The Sighing Slider (other projects?) (rename user)
Reason: I accidently capitalized the "I" The SIghing Slider (talk) 19:38, 2 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Geofforyjones → Geoffory Jones

Current name: Geofforyjones (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
Requested name: Geoffory Jones (other projects?) (rename user)
Reason: Reason for requested renaming. This name is cooler. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Geofforyjones (talk • contribs) 21:27, 2nd March 2008

Mattbudd54 → Coolio Grooverider

Current name: Mattbudd54 (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
Requested name: Coolio Grooverider (other projects?) (rename user)
Reason: I want anonymity. Mattbudd54 (talk) 22:29, 2 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Geoff.scholl → Lireksta01

Current name: Geoff.scholl (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
Requested name: Lireksta01 (other projects?) (rename user)
Reason: Would like to change username for better anonymity. Geoff.scholl (talk) 00:36, 3 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Jacksonajou → NEW

Current name: Jacksonajou (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
Requested name: NEW (other projects?) (rename user)
Reason: Reason for requested renaming. the username starts with capital and I keep forgetting it. I would also like to have similar login accounts for multiple accounts Jacksonajou (talk) 15:04, 3 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Clerk note: You haven't actually specified a new username here, so please file another request. And it's worth noting that your username has to begin with a capital letter —αlεx•mullεr 16:51, 3 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Wizardguy → Aesalon

Current name: Wizardguy (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
Requested name: Aesalon (other projects?) (rename user)
Reason: Want to use a username that sounds less childish. Wizardguy (talk) 16:04, 3 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Shawn.drisdelle → Shawn.Drisdelle

Current name: Shawn.drisdelle (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
Requested name: Shawn.Drisdelle (other projects?) (rename user)
Reason: Case incorrect. Shawn.drisdelle (talk) 17:14, 3 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Jayinc → VarsityGuitar

Current name: Jayinc (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
Requested name: VarsityGuitar (other projects?) (rename user)
Reason: I have been harassed and physically threatened as a result of using the same username I use on other Internet accounts.

149.68.164.156 (talk) 17:31, 3 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Clerk note: All requests must be made while logged in to the account that will be renamed; this request was made by 149.68.164.156 (talk · contribs). Please log in to the account that is to be renamed and confirm this request. --The Helpful One ^(Review) 17:45, 3 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Escondites → Ahuskay

Current name: Escondites (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
Requested name: Ahuskay (other projects?) (rename user)
Reason: I like it more. ANONYMOUS 18:07, 3 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

{{subst:Renameuser Here because I'm here because I'm here because I'm here |Here because I'm here |3 = Apparantly my original name was too confusing, I'll change it, but I don't think it will be quite the same. }} Here because I'm here because I'm here because I'm here (talk) 19:29, 3 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]