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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.


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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

Headbomb → Gaetan Landry

 Clerk note: To answer your questions: 1) Yes, they will be automatically moved during the rename and, 2) All your settings, watchlist, email, etc. will be preserved. Regards, Javért 04:42, 19 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]
 Bureaucrat note: Javert is correct. With your questions answered, would you like the rename to be done? —Anonymous DissidentTalk 04:44, 19 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Not right now, but sometimes this week. I'll let you know when I'm ready for the switch. Headbomb {ταλκκοντριβς – WP Physics} 04:44, 19 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I don't really see a need to "not done" this. Why can't it just sit here until he notes he's ready...? —Anonymous DissidentTalk 07:42, 19 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Well I suppose it could wait, I just figured if he is going to wait some indeterminate amount of time, we could clear off this request. MBisanz talk 06:33, 20 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]
 Bureaucrat note: Been a week now, any updates? MBisanz talk 07:06, 26 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Further on hold until this Friday. MBisanz talk 14:29, 30 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Isotype revisited → CBurke

 Clerk note: It might be possible to get it so that there won't be any CoI tags when you edit that article. I'm not sure how it works; I've never been tagged with it when editing Soap, or when writing the word "soap" into other articles, and likewise I haven't had problems on my alternate account 3centsoap either, even when making edits like this. Would you still want to change your name anyway, even if the edit filter tags could be fixed? -- Soap Talk/Contributions 20:33, 20 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]
 Clerk note: The tag was added by this user: 98.248.33.198, it doesn't seem to be an automated event. Metty 23:24, 20 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I think there might be some confusion here between the edit filter tag and the warning that was placed on Isotype's talk page. I hadn't seen that before, and am not sure what either of them meant when they mentioned tags. -- Soap Talk/Contributions 23:28, 20 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • From Isotype revisited (talk) 18:51, 22 September 2009 (UTC): I think that the CoI warning and initial CoI header tag (now removed) on the page Isotype (picture language) were triggered by my username being identical with that of a website in the external links of that page: www.isotyperevisited.org, which has just gone live and so can be checked for its neutrality. I can understand the principle of this, and don't want it to keep happening to me, given that my contributions under this username will generally all pertain to that subject. So it may be advisable to change my username.[reply]

Shivnath_thukral → Shivnath_Thukral

ShivnathWiki (talk) 10:40, 22 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The real name is already being used. I'd still like to hear a reason, though. —Anonymous DissidentTalk 21:52, 23 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Um, current username isn't registered, their username is ShivnathWiki, not Shivnath_thukral MBisanz talk 04:11, 24 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Schposis → NRB02

Schposis (talk) 08:09, 22 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Theneonempire → The_Neon_Empire

Resoft → Alan harris

Solutions88 → Capital88

Blacktaffeta → Alleycat11

Blacktaffeta (talk) 10:49, 26 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Ataxia uk → Ataxia UK

 Bureaucrat note: The username appears to be promotional. Use of a company, organization, group, website, or product name as a username is prohibited by the username policy. Please choose another name. The Rambling Man (talk) 19:18, 28 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

WebmastersGroup → Jordi Lopez

Dutch weismann → Dutch Weismann

Stubacca → Stuart

ElvenAmerican → Christian Benvenuto

Current: ElvenAmerican (I do not edit frequently, so I don't know the usertag trick) New: Christian Benvenuto —Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.11.96.2 (talk) 13:57, 1 October 2009 (UTC) Reason: I want something that's more easy to remember, I know the conditions of using a real name on the internet. Yes, I do and will understand it. I've used my realname in several internet forums, and I've become a valued member in such communities. However, I am not a clerk or an adminstrator, so I will leave it to you. I also see that my realname is availiable, but I do not want to create another account in the fear of being accused as a sockpuppeteer. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.11.96.2 (talk) 13:55, 1 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

 Bureaucrat note: We can't perform the rename unless you log in as the account. However, you also don't have any real edits (just creating your userpage); you can just as easily register the new account and go about your business. EVula // talk // // 15:58, 1 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Troijohnson → Troi Johnson

 Clerk note: Moved from WP:CHU/U. –Juliancolton | Talk 19:02, 1 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Bilal Bhatti → BilalBhatti

 Clerk note: Moved from WP:CHU/U. –Juliancolton | Talk 19:04, 1 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Cowboytools → tatlockt

 Clerk note:Juliancolton | Talk 19:04, 1 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Silkbeddingandmore → Silk_Bedding

 Clerk note:Juliancolton | Talk 19:04, 1 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]
 Clerk note:Although the new name is less obviously promotional, it still seems to represent www.silkbeddingandmore.com. See also, promotional material at User:Silk Bedding. DoktorMandrake 22:26, 1 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Hrm, block I guess then. MBisanz talk 00:03, 2 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Rickbeam → Rickey Beam

 Clerk note: Moved from WP:CHU/U. –Juliancolton | Talk 19:05, 1 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

DrErikaTS → LisaW24

Efarina → ERIC

 Clerk note: Please provide a reason for renaming. –Juliancolton | Talk 21:43, 1 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I'm moderately concerned about confusion with Eric (talk · contribs), but not really. MBisanz talk 00:03, 2 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Diabetestasmania → Diabetes TASMANIA

Rubytarbles → SeanCDuffy