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  • I would like to be renamed "newname" so that Angela can test whether this rename thing really works. Thank you. Oldname 9 July 2005 15:13 (UTC)
    • This worked. I had to recreate the old account in order to block it. It might be best to just leave this to the user to do if they want to. It seems to be logged at Special:Log but only mixed in with the other logs, since it doesn't have its own log yet (see bugzilla:2772). Angela. July 9, 2005 15:42 (UTC)


  • Please change all edits so they are attributed to User:Jguk, jguk 9 July 2005 07:54 (UTC) And using the "new" account as proof it's me, jguk 9 July 2005 07:57 (UTC)
    • Sorry, but unlike before, you can only now be renamed to an account that does not exist. Angela. July 9, 2005 14:57 (UTC)
  • Does User:Josh really exist? Seems to have an account, with no activity at all ever. If it's available, I'd kinda like it. --jpgordon∇∆∇∆ 9 July 2005 18:09 (UTC)
    • Yes, it does exist but has no edits on the English Wikipedia. We don't yet have any policy on whether unused accounts can be reassigned. Angela. 07:30, July 11, 2005 (UTC)
      • There is precedent for letting someone take over an inactive username that has no (few?) edits. Kate did it. →Raul654 00:37, July 14, 2005 (UTC)
        • Yes, but with single login about to be introduced, that might not be a good precedent to follow. If you've created Raul654 on fr to prevent someone else getting it so you can have single login when it arrives, you're not going to be too pleased if Raul654 is given out to someone else now just because you have few edits over there. Angela. 14:13, July 14, 2005 (UTC)
  • In the german and the french Wikipedia, I am the user named Marom. Some time ago, I created my account User:Marom here. Now I tried to login, but my common password didn't work, and I didn't get an email with a new password. Wow can I recover my account (when I can not proove that it is mine)? --84.152.8.157 21:25, 10 July 2005 (UTC)[reply]
  • Please change all 3 edits so they are attributed to User:Mike@jones-reddy.org Confirmed from old account User:mreddy@glam.ac.uk
    • Sorry, but as stated above, you can only now be renamed to an account that does not exist. Mike@jones-reddy.org already exists. Angela. 13:29, July 11, 2005 (UTC)
  • Please change Brettlpb to BrettHoerner, I don't have a userpage . Thanks.
    • Attempted, but this is timing out. Since you only have one edit prior to requesting this, is it really necessary? Can you not just create the new name and forget about that one edit? Angela. 14:13, July 14, 2005 (UTC)
  • Please change my username from Pberkel to PieterB. I don't have a userpage either. Ta.
    • This was your first edit. What would be the point? Angela. 14:13, July 14, 2005 (UTC)
  • Please change my username from Darra to Tyhjiö. Thank you. --Darra 13:44, 13 July 2005 (UTC)[reply]
    • Done. Two things to remember - (A) move the old userpage to the new user page, and (B) Even if it is successful in changing the account name, the Special:Renameuser times out every time. →Raul654 21:19, July 13, 2005 (UTC)
      • Do you think Darra (and other renamed users) should be blocked? This used to be done by developers, though not consistently. Currently, any user can come along and recreate the Darra account. Angela. 14:13, July 14, 2005 (UTC)
  • Please change my username from Nick_L_N_Chang to NickC. Thanks. (I have a home page and a talk page, do I just copy and paste it to my new user page? I would like my old user page and talk page redirected to my new one user page and talk page please, and how do I check that my old account recreated and blocked?. ). - Nick_L_N_Chang 11:01, July 14, 2005 (BST)
  • Please change my username to Durin. Thus, please record as "<name removed> changed to Durin". Please recreate old username and block. Are the user pages and discussion pages normally wiped as well? If not, I'd like to have them wiped. I presume the password remains the same? --Durin 14:22, 15 July 2005 (UTC)[reply]
  • Done, including the wipe of your old user and discussion page. The password for your new account will remain the same and your old username has had its password set to a random value. Please note that any links to your user page and talk page will remain; I ask that you change these manually so that there are no dead links. The Uninvited Co., Inc. 01:55, 20 July 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Please rename user creationist to kdbuffalo

  • I'd like to be renamed to Home Row Keysplurge if this is possible. - Cymydog Naakka 21:56:07, 2005-07-28 (UTC)
  • User:Antares911 requested via email to me to be renamed to User:Gryffindor. He expressed some concern that another user might take the name before he could be renamed if he requested it publically. I asked Antares911 to confirm his identity by posting to my User_talk page, which he did, and I have renamed him. Pakaran 20:35, 31 July 2005 (UTC)[reply]
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