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

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]

Bureaucrat note: Target has edits from this month. You can only change to this if it is also you or the target agrees. — Rlevse • Talk • 13:51, 20 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Not done =Nichalp «Talk»= 15:24, 25 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Moon Star X1 → KrazyKat

Current name: Moon Star X1 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
Requested name: KrazyKat (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: I use the KrazyKat name on Wikia, and I like it better. Moon Star X1 04:48, 23 September 2008 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Moon Star X1 (talk • contribs)
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) 04:51, 23 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Bureaucrat note: The name should be usurpable though. bibliomaniac 1 5 05:06, 23 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Clerk note: User is requesting to usurp HK22 at WP:USURP. Useight (talk) 05:16, 23 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

To the user: please clarify which name you would like. —Anonymous Dissident^Talk 06:10, 23 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Lacarson2000 → Laura Shellman Carson

Current name: Lacarson2000 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
Requested name: Laura Shellman Carson (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: Lacarson2000 (talk) 13:58, 23 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Clerk note: Moved from CHU/U. Cau lde 15:08, 23 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Bureaucrat note: Have you tried just creating a new account? You have no edits outside this request. The Rambling Man (talk) 15:31, 23 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I would advocate that too; just moved this request for 'more eyes'. Cau lde 15:32, 23 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Not done Just create the new username. bibliomaniac 1 5 23:39, 24 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Frédérick Duhautpas → Fred Hunter

Current name: Frédérick Duhautpas (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
Requested name: Fred Hunter (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: Disguise real world name. Too much visibility on Google. Could remove traces of my former name if it is possible to you. Thanks in advance. Greetings.Frédérick Duhautpas (talk) 17:47, 24 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
SoxBot has evaluated this request, and renaming appears to be possible. SoxBot VI (talk) 17:48, 24 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Not done Too similar to recently active user Fred Huntley. Please choose again. --Dweller (talk) 20:20, 24 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Alan Levy → Renamed user 15

Current name: Alan Levy (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
Requested name: Renamed user 15 (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: Not my username, but a sock puppet that libeled Alan Levy, and then created an account called User:Alan Levy. Please rename to prevent it looking like the real Alan Levy was blocked. See Wikipedia:Suspected sock puppets/Canada Supreme for more details. -- Jeandré, 2008-09-24t19:30z 19:30, 24 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
SoxBot has evaluated this request, and a problem(s) was found. Old username is currently blocked. SoxBot VI (talk) 19:33, 24 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Done Seemed a reasonable request. --Dweller (talk) 13:33, 25 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Utah Open Lands Conservation Association → Esmiriam

Current name: Utah Open Lands Conservation Association (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
Requested name: Esmiriam (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. I guess I just didn't get what I was suppose to do, I wanted to write a page about this organization and wanted the page name to read Utah Open Lands Conservation Association. So, I guess my user name should reflect me as a person who has the ability to log in and in that way, I don't represent that organization that I wanted to create a page for. Utah Open Lands Conservation Association (talk) 20:22, 24 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
SoxBot has evaluated this request, and renaming appears to be possible. SoxBot VI (talk) 20:24, 24 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Not done You have almost no edits. Just stop using this account and create a new one. --Dweller (talk) 20:37, 24 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Jackswagger → Jack Swagger

Current name: Jackswagger (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
Requested name: Jack Swagger (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: 1. To read more like his regular name. 2. So that when people search for his name it will come up, they will use a space. 3. It's his legal name.

Jackswagger (talk) 00:50, 25 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Clerk note: I reformatted this request. Original post can be found here. Useight (talk) 03:14, 25 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

SoxBot has evaluated this request, and renaming appears to be possible. SoxBot VI (talk) 03:15, 25 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Bureaucrat note: User Jackswagger has been migrated to the unified login system. Renaming it will cause the local user to be detached from the global one. Will that be ok with you? Kingturtle (talk) 13:19, 25 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

TheZachMorrisExperience → HoboJones

Current name: TheZachMorrisExperience (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
Requested name: HoboJones (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: General rename request. TheZachMorrisExperience (talk) 03:05, 25 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
SoxBot has evaluated this request, and renaming appears to be possible. SoxBot VI (talk) 03:06, 25 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Bureaucrat note: User TheZachMorrisExperience has been migrated to the unified login system. Renaming it will cause the local user to be detached from the global one. Will that be ok with you? Kingturtle (talk) 13:20, 25 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
- Would it be possible to migrate my commons work to HoboJones as well?--TheZachMorrisExperience (talk) 13:47, 25 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  - Bureaucrat note: Well, there's no commons account by that name, but you'd need the Commons Crats to agree to the move. We have no powers beyond en-w. --Dweller (talk) 13:56, 25 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
    - Ok, that's fine. Go ahead and move this account and I will contact the commons folks. --TheZachMorrisExperience (talk) 16:12, 25 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Done =Nichalp «Talk»= 16:45, 25 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Need4video → Need4Video

Current name: Need4video (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
Requested name: Need4Video (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: It's the correct spelling of my company's name. I need it to create a page with a correct name. Need4video (talk) 05:26, 25 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
SoxBot has evaluated this request, and renaming appears to be possible. SoxBot VI (talk) 05:27, 25 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Clerk note: Promotional usernames are inappropriate and a page should only be created for your company if it meets the notability requirements here. Useight (talk) 05:29, 25 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Note that I blocked the account (just Google the name for the reason). Pegasus «C¦T» 05:51, 25 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Not done Kingturtle (talk) 13:20, 25 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

We already have User:Knights who say ni who is active. This username is confusing considering the similarities and perhaps shouldn't have been done. Ryan Postlethwaite^{See the mess I've created or let's have banter} 13:29, 25 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The user you speak of has only 3 edits this calendar year (and less than 100 in 2007), so it could be worse, I suppose. Useight (talk) 14:13, 25 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

More a knight than says nil, really. --Dweller (talk) 14:19, 25 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Deepak52 → Aksofme

Current name: Deepak52 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
Requested name: Aksofme (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 user name contains my first name. So want to change it for privacy reasons. -Deepak (talk) 15:18, 25 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
SoxBot has evaluated this request, and renaming appears to be possible. SoxBot VI (talk) 15:21, 25 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Done --Dweller (talk) 15:23, 25 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Frédérick Duhautpas → Fred D.Hunter

Current name: Frédérick Duhautpas (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
Requested name: Fred D.Hunter (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: Disguise real world name. Too much visibility on Google. Could you remove any traces of my former name if it is possible to you? Thanks in advance. Greetings.Frédérick Duhautpas (talk) 17:47, 24 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
SoxBot has evaluated this request, and renaming appears to be possible. SoxBot VI (talk) 17:27, 25 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Done You've made a lot of edits, especially to talk pages, so it would be very long and tedious to change your name. WP:AWB might help though; you might be able to contact someone with it who can help you. bibliomaniac 1 5 19:05, 25 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Atabek → Atabəy

Current name: Atabek (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
Requested name: Atabəy (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: I created a global account Atabəy, so would like to merge my English account into it. Atabek (talk) 17:48, 25 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
SoxBot has evaluated this request, and renaming appears to be possible. SoxBot VI (talk) 17:51, 25 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Done bibliomaniac 1 5 19:06, 25 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Fusefactory → Fuse Factory

Current name: Fusefactory (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
Requested name: Fuse Factory (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: don't want my username in one word but in two as it should be. made a mistake as I was creating my account. Fusefactory (talk) 21:06, 25 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]