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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.

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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


Sorry if this isn't the place to ask a question, but I'm not sure where else to ask this: I'd like to have a previous user name removed from "file history" entries due to privacy concerns. I already had this username switched to the current name, but the old name is still showing up under the file history for multiple images that I posted with the account. How can I get those entries removed?--metsfan84

Oracle Database → Fiendian Reptiloid, Demon

 Done =Nichalp «Talk»= 17:51, 21 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

MSilica → mSilica Inc.

 Clerk note: Promotional usernames are not allowed. Please choose a different name. -Jéské Couriano (v^_^v) 02:29, 21 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
 Not done Per above. =Nichalp «Talk»= 05:23, 21 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

SynthesisbyJBland → FXMed

 Not done Promotional =Nichalp «Talk»= 05:23, 21 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

February 15, 2009 → 15 February, 2009

 Clerk note: Depends on where you live. Either/or is professional; the requested name is the British notation, AFAIK. -Jéské Couriano (v^_^v) 02:27, 21 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
DD MM YY format are not necessarily a British notation. =Nichalp «Talk»= 05:23, 21 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
 Not done Confusing username, please choose a unique username. =Nichalp «Talk»= 05:23, 21 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

CURRENT → NEW

wrong spelling

Please change DakotValleySymphony to dakota valley symphony

 Clerk note: Promotional names are not allowed. Please choose a different name. -Jéské Couriano (v^_^v) 02:26, 21 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
 Not done =Nichalp «Talk»= 05:23, 21 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

HD1986 → HD86

 Bureaucrat note: Have you created an account on another wikimedia project? =Nichalp «Talk»= 17:51, 21 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, under HD86 HD1986 (talk) 20:06, 21 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Illstonandrobson → Midgebuster

 Not done Your reason, please. =Nichalp «Talk»= 17:51, 21 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

B J WHORTON → ROBERT

 Not done Per message above =Nichalp «Talk»= 17:51, 21 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

U Card → U Card Office

 Clerk note: This username may classify as an inappropriate username under the username policy . Please choose another name. In addition, Role accounts are not allowed here either. Xclamation point 15:34, 21 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done Per message above =Nichalp «Talk»= 17:51, 21 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

David.ferreira → DavidFerreira

 Done =Nichalp «Talk»= 17:51, 21 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Raunak777 → Raunak

 Not done Per message above =Nichalp «Talk»= 17:51, 21 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

NIOSH → Worksafe

 Done -- Andre (talk) 19:42, 21 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Fantailfan → Account2bdeleted

 Done -- Andre (talk) 19:42, 21 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Mandyramon → Richterin08