Wikipedia:Changing username/Simple

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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

Click here to place a request

Jim Beam Employee → Spirits_Fan

Current name: Jim Beam Employee (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
Requested name: Spirits_Fan (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google)
Previous renames: current user, target user, Queue: open req, closed req
AntiSpoof: antispoof check
For global renamer: rename user
Reason: My new mentor, Lympathy, instructed me to create a user name that wasn't in violation of username guidelines (COI) and that would allow me to add value to other articles in the spirits industry. Jim Beam Employee (talk) 14:27, 17 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
SoxBot has evaluated this request, and renaming appears to be possible. SoxBot VI (talk) 14:30, 17 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Bureaucrat note: Underscores just show up as spaces. Are you sure you want to continue? bibliomaniac 1 5 00:20, 18 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

lpoliticals → ipoliticals

Current name: Lpoliticals (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
Requested name: Ipoliticals (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google)
Previous renames: current user, target user, Queue: open req, closed req
AntiSpoof: antispoof check
For global renamer: rename user
Reason: Reason for requested renaming.Original request was a typographical error that I did not catch before I finished registering Ipoliticals (talk) 00:49, 18 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
SoxBot has evaluated this request, and renaming appears to be possible. SoxBot VI (talk) 00:51, 18 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Bureaucrat note: You have two requests outstanding, the latter of which cannot be carried out. Can you confirm that you wish this specific request to be implemented? The Rambling Man (talk) 10:16, 18 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Clerk note: Same name in both circumstances; neither can be done per SoxBot. -Jéské ^{(v^_^v Ed, a cafe facade!)} 23:17, 18 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Not done =Nichalp «Talk»= 07:12, 19 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Aroquentin tin → A roquentin tin

Current name: Aroquentin tin (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
Requested name: A roquentin tin (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google)
Previous renames: current user, target user, Queue: open req, closed req
AntiSpoof: antispoof check
For global renamer: rename user
Reason: Current name without spaces is hard to pronounce and too unwieldy. Aroquentin tin (talk) 13:04, 19 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
SoxBot has evaluated this request, and a problem(s) was found. Target username exists, and it has edits, deleted edits, and/or log edits. SoxBot VI (talk) 13:06, 19 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Seargent bidet → Seargent Bidet

Current name: Seargent bidet (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
Requested name: Seargent Bidet (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google)
Previous renames: current user, target user, Queue: open req, closed req
AntiSpoof: antispoof check
For global renamer: rename user
Reason: Would like the second name to start in upper case

Seargent bidet (talk) 17:03, 19 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

SoxBot has evaluated this request, and renaming appears to be possible. SoxBot VI (talk) 17:06, 19 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Done bibliomaniac 1 5 22:40, 19 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Pryank patel → Joe merchant

Current name: Pryank patel (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
Requested name: Joe merchant (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google)
Previous renames: current user, target user, Queue: open req, closed req
AntiSpoof: antispoof check
For global renamer: rename user
Reason: Reason for requested renaming.this is a cool name. Pryank patel (talk) 20:04, 19 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
SoxBot has evaluated this request, and renaming appears to be possible. SoxBot VI (talk) 20:06, 19 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Clerk note: The text above, "this is a cool name", was added by an IP here. Useight (talk) 20:39, 19 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Not done. I'm not particularly convinced that the name change will benefit Wikipedia, considering your act of vandalism. Also, you can just create the name if you want it. bibliomaniac 1 5 22:41, 19 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

41doctorsalt97 → Drscience

Current name: 41doctorsalt97 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
Requested name: Drscience (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google)
Previous renames: current user, target user, Queue: open req, closed req
AntiSpoof: antispoof check
For global renamer: rename user
Reason: Reason for requested renaming. 41doctorsalt97 (talk) 02:00, 20 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
SoxBot has evaluated this request, and renaming appears to be possible. SoxBot VI (talk) 02:03, 20 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Clerk note: I reformatted this request. Original post can be found here. Useight (talk) 02:21, 20 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Clerk note: Another note, the requested username is taken and has an edit from April 2007. Useight (talk) 02:23, 20 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

CURRENT → NEW

Please fill out this template correctly, replacing CURRENT with your current username.
Please fill out this template correctly, replacing NEW with your requested username.
Previous renames: current user, target user, Queue: open req, closed req
AntiSpoof: antispoof check
For global renamer: rename user
Reason: Reason for requested renaming. Ansu-vansh (talk) 03:51, 20 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]