Wikipedia:Changing username/Simple

For stewards, global renamers, and clerks
	Notice to renamers Please remember to check Special:CentralAuth to see if an account is subject to blocks on another project before renaming.; Please install User:Enterprisey/rename-reason-fixer to auto populate permalink for rename reason.; For a list of response templates, see Template:CHU/doc.;

Archived requests
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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

Woodbot → Andrewcartwright

Current name: Woodbot (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
Requested name: Andrewcartwright (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: At request of wikipedia - changing username to remove "bot" from the nick to avoid possible implication that I am a bot. I wish - a bot would have a better memory than me :) Woodbot (talk) 23:29, 2 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]
SoxBot Beta has evaluated this request, and renaming appears to be possible. SoxBot (talk) 23:31, 2 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Bureaucrat note: Are you aware of (and comfortable with) the potential implications associated with using a real name? MBisanz ^talk 23:36, 2 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Kevinjohn1 → Kevin wilkinson

Current name: Kevinjohn1 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
Requested name: Kevin wilkinson (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. kevin wilkinson 10:14, 3 September 2009 (UTC)
SoxBot Beta has evaluated this request, and renaming appears to be possible. SoxBot (talk) 10:16, 3 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Bureaucrat note: Are you aware of (and comfortable with) the potential implications associated with using a real name? MBisanz ^talk 12:17, 3 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Newberry Library SC → Walter Newberry

Current name: Newberry Library SC (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
Requested name: Walter Newberry (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: Was advised to change username. Newberry Library SC (talk) 15:56, 4 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]
SoxBot Beta has evaluated this request, and renaming appears to be possible. SoxBot (talk) 15:57, 4 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Bureaucrat note: Are you aware of (and comfortable with) the potential implications associated with using a real name? MBisanz ^talk 17:03, 4 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Eagleaid → Mentordr09

Current name: Eagleaid (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
Requested name: Mentordr09 (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. Eagleaid (talk) 11:20, 7 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]
SoxBot Beta has evaluated this request, and renaming appears to be possible. SoxBot (talk) 11:21, 7 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Bureaucrat note: The use of company names in usernames is generally discouraged; I'm guessing that's why you're here. I'd be interested, though, in what "Mentordr09" ("Mentor Dr. 09") means, if anything. Caution is always best. Any other 'crat can feel free to go ahead and perform the rename if they think I'm reading too much into this. —Anonymous Dissident^Talk 12:23, 7 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Clerk note: Please provide a reason for renaming.--Unionhawk ^Talk ^E-mail ^Review 16:52, 7 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Ashoke2009 → Ashoke Viswanathan

Current name: Ashoke2009 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
Requested name: Ashoke Viswanathan (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 name doesnot represent the article Ashoke2009 (talk) 11:22, 7 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Clerk note: Are you aware of (and comfortable with) the potential implications associated with using a real name? ∙ AJChamtalk 14:41, 7 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Madkaffir → IndieStonerKid

Current username: Madkaffir (talk · contribs · logs · block log)
Target username: IndieStonerKid (talk · contribs · global contribs · logs · block log)
Datestamp: 09:40, 7 September 2009 (UTC)
For bureaucrat use: SUL report (old • new) | Email target username (1) (2)

Madkaffir (talk) 09:40, 7 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Clerk note: This username may classify as an inappropriate username under the username policy . Please choose another name.--Unionhawk ^Talk ^E-mail ^Review 15:08, 7 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Clerk note: Moved from WP:CHU/U.--Unionhawk ^Talk ^E-mail ^Review 17:43, 7 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Bureaucrat note: Did he change the name after the first comment? I am trying to figure out what part of the policy it violates. MBisanz ^talk 18:10, 7 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

He did not, but if you have no problem with it, go ahead. You probably know the username policy a tad better than I do. I'm thinking the "stoner" part could potentially take him to Username RfC.--Unionhawk ^Talk ^E-mail ^Review 22:12, 7 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Clerk note: I see no problem with this username in regards to policy. Javért | ^Talk 23:03, 7 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Bureaucrat note: I do not see this username as offensive. As far as I am concerned, it is not against policy. Anyone else want to chime in before we move forward? Kingturtle (talk) 01:34, 8 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Clerk note: yeah, 2 'crats and a clerk convinces me. I need to learn username policy, quite frankly...--Unionhawk ^Talk ^E-mail ^Review 12:02, 8 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Works for me, no issues with the new name as far as I can tell. –Juliancolton | ^Talk 12:05, 8 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Done We are all always learning. MBisanz ^talk 12:14, 8 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I have clearly stated my reason for changing, you change it, and then display my old username here? How about some privacy...

Done —Anonymous Dissident^Talk 10:40, 8 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Kiranmayee → కిరణ్మయి

Current name: Kiranmayee (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
Requested name: కిరణ్మయి (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: Prefer to have my account in mother tongue, the existing account కిరణ్మయి is also mine, it can be deleted for renaming. ....కిరణ్మయి (talk) 14:56, 8 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]
SoxBot Beta has evaluated this request, and a problem(s) was found. Target username exists, and it has edits, deleted edits, and/or log edits; Target account conflicts with SUL. SoxBot (talk) 14:57, 8 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Bureaucrat note: Please log into the other account and confirm ownership. MBisanz ^talk 15:07, 8 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]
how do I confirm the ownership? I am not aware of it. Is it ok if I post an entry here from the other account? ....కిరణ్మయి (talk) 15:43, 8 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I logged in from the other account and am posting my entry here. I used the same email address and password for both, and the IP addresses for these entries are also same, as I am working from the same computer. Hope this would be suffice. కిరణ్మయి (talk) 15:45, 8 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Done MBisanz ^talk 15:56, 8 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you. Can you please let me know how I can get it done in all the other project sites? Is it possible to get it done at once? కిరణ్మయి 16:16, 8 September 2009 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by కిరణ్మయి (talk • contribs)
There is a list at m:index of pages where renaming can be requested, it cannot be done all at once. MBisanz ^talk 16:46, 8 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]
- Thanks a ton :-) కిరణ్మయి (talk) 17:12, 8 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Kim_Pottle → Whifler

Current name: Kim_Pottle (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
Requested name: Whifler (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'm nervous about hard core Wikiheads attacking me personally and I'd rather be more inconspicuous. Thanks. Kim Pottle (talk) 15:02, 8 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]
SoxBot Beta has evaluated this request, and renaming appears to be possible. SoxBot (talk) 15:03, 8 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Clerk note: Very similar to an already existing user, User:Whifler52.--Unionhawk ^Talk ^E-mail ^Review 16:30, 8 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Bureaucrat note: I think Whifler52 is sufficiently inactive that this should be ok, as long as the new user doesn't have a confusing signature. MBisanz ^talk 17:42, 8 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Where is my vote? → WIMYV

Current name: Where is my vote? (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
Requested name: WIMYV (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: Have a shorter name

- WIMYV? (talk) 18:12, 8 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

SoxBot Beta has evaluated this request, and renaming appears to be possible. SoxBot (talk) 18:15, 8 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Googlevoice → Global Voice

Current name: Googlevoice (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
Requested name: Global Voice (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: Prompted by Wikipedia.

Googlevoice (talk) 18:23, 8 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

SoxBot Beta 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) 18:24, 8 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

VisualDevise → Visual Devise

Current name: VisualDevise (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
Requested name: Visual Devise (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: Wanted a space in between. VisualDevise (talk) 18:54, 8 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]