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

Geowise → Data-visualization-tools

Current name: Geowise (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
Requested name: Data-visualization-tools (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: the old username was a name of a company, so i am not allow to use it, could you change the user name for me please. many thanks Geowise (talk) 13:58, 11 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]
SoxBot has evaluated this request, and renaming appears to be possible. SoxBot VI (talk) 14:00, 11 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Bureaucrat note: Having looked at your userpage, I'm unconvinced that this new name not also promotional. Can you please try to find some kind of username entirely disconnected to your business/promotional activities. Please also confirm that you a) have read WP:COI and b) understand it applies regardless of username. --Dweller (talk) 14:53, 11 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, firstly just want to say that i am not using this wiki page to promote any business, but thought quite interested to put some information regarding the software up as i have done some research into this interesting software. secondly, why i created this page, it is because i saw a page created by tableau_software(username), and the user is using TABLEAU_SOFTWARE for the page regarding TABLEAU products, why would they be allowed and I am not when i am not even from the organisation. Thank you very much —Preceding unsigned comment added by Geowise (talk • contribs) 15:03, 11 May 2009 (UTC) Forgot to confirm in my last reply, that i have read WP:COI and understand it applies regardless of username. Thank you —Preceding unsigned comment added by Geowise (talk • contribs) 15:11, 11 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Bureaucrat note: I see no evidence of a User:TABLEAU_SOFTWARE or User:tableau_software - can you post a link? In any case, all I'd do is block that user - it doesn't help your case. I am unprepared to grant this request, but will not deny it. I'm happy for another Bureaucrat to review it and make the call. It's possible I've got it wrong. --Dweller (talk) 12:44, 12 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

This is the link of the user tableau_software, you can take a look, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tableau_Software. Thanks —Preceding unsigned comment added by Geowise (talk • contribs) 08:30, 13 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Clerk note: That link refers to an article, not a username. The article may or may not be notable but that is another issue unrelated to this board. -- Alexf^(talk) 14:14, 13 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I will think of a new name that is not related to the content on my page, thank you.

Comment here is a link to the username in question [1]Drew Smith W hat I've done 11:38, 15 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Bureaucrat note: I've blocked the tableau username. Please give an alternative name for yourself at your earliest convenience. And please do not edit about Data-visualization-tools now or at any future time. Thank you. --Dweller (talk) 12:43, 15 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Bureaucrat note: No edits since 13th May. I suggest this is archived if no further response by Friday. --Dweller (talk) 15:49, 19 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Hpnx9420 → NEW localhost2009

Current name: Hpnx9420 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
Requested name: Localhost2009 (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: ridiculus username Hpnx9420 (talk) 07:36, 18 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Bureaucrat note: Do I assume you want to become User:NEW localhost2009 or User:localhost2009? No comment from me about what's a ridiculous username or not! --Dweller (talk) 09:51, 18 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I think it's pretty safe to assume that the "NEW" is residual code from the template. –Juliancolton | ^Talk 13:17, 18 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Bureaucrat note: I'd really rather be sure. I hate the idea of renaming a renamed account. If s/he had not removed the "OLD", I'd have made the rename already. Put this down to my perhaps excessive caution. --Dweller (talk) 12:57, 19 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The old username contains also informations about my pc model ! i want to be anonymous when i contribute to articles

Lexyhyndman → WilliamsonL

Current name: Lexyhyndman (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
Requested name: WilliamsonL (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.Username contained real name.

Done Kingturtle (talk)

Yuvmil → GrandWikipedian

Current name: Yuvmil (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
Requested name: GrandWikipedian (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 want to change my username because it is my name, i dont want personal details. thanks Yuvmil (talk) 23:09, 18 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Bureaucrat note: I doubt it is your intent, but GrandWikipedian could give the impression that you have special privileges or authority on Wikipedia. Can we discuss this further? Kingturtle (talk) 02:49, 19 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Alaskamarinehighway → Jjmccarron

Current name: Alaskamarinehighway (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
Requested name: Jjmccarron (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: to facilitate an unblock for company related username. Alaskamarinehighway (talk) 22:14, 19 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Bureaucrat note: Questions: 1) Have you read WP:REALNAME? 2) Have you read WP:COI and WP:SPAMMER? 3) Are you aware that COI and SPAMMER apply regardless of username? --Dweller (talk) 15:53, 20 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Backupandshare → BackupandShare

Current name: Backupandshare (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
Requested name: BackupandShare (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: Need to change case Backupandshare (talk) 06:49, 20 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Not done Promotional. Kingturtle (talk) 10:42, 20 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

AJFurnell → Rexy

Current name: AJFurnell (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
Requested name: Rexy (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: Username contained real name. AJFurnell (talk) 01:34, 21 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]
SoxBot has evaluated this request, and a problem(s) was found. Although the requested username exists, the user has not made any contributions to Wikipedia. Therefore, you can place a request to usurp the username at WP:USURP. SoxBot (talk) 01:36, 21 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Clerk note: I'd like to thank SoxBot for that very helpful message and say what it was trying to say: that account is already taken, but it has no edits, so it could theoretically be taken at WP:USURP. Useight (talk) 02:36, 21 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Pperneta → Darwinius

Current name: Pperneta (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
Requested name: Darwinius (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: Privacity. Already renamed at Wiki-pt. Pperneta (talk) 02:40, 21 May 2009 (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 (talk) 02:42, 21 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Stalker_ace → Uyalexandercharles

Current name: Stalker_ace (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
Requested name: Uyalexandercharles (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: previous user name is held to be inappropriate Stalker ace (talk) 04:11, 21 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]
SoxBot has evaluated this request, and renaming appears to be possible. SoxBot (talk) 04:12, 21 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Done —Anonymous Dissident^Talk 06:26, 21 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

IsraelXKV8R → XKV8R

Current name: IsraelXKV8R (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
Requested name: XKV8R (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: To allow for a more general archaeology name, not limited to only Israel. IsraelXKV8R (talk) 05:05, 21 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]
SoxBot has evaluated this request, and renaming appears to be possible. SoxBot (talk) 05:06, 21 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]