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

Aop5019 → Mdadmin2010

Current name: Aop5019 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
Requested name: Mdadmin2010 (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: More appropriate and easy for me to remember. residencyadmin2010 06:07, 28 February 2010 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Aop5019 (talk • contribs)
SoxBot Beta has evaluated this request, and renaming appears to be possible. SoxBot (talk) 06:09, 28 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Bureaucrat note: Please select a different username as those with "admin" in them violate the username policy. Thanks! ···日本穣^? · 投稿 · Talk to Nihonjoe 04:33, 1 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Not done. "Mdadmin2010" is already your username. ···日本穣^? · 投稿 · Talk to Nihonjoe 07:51, 4 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Specialk22 → SpecialK

Current name: Specialk22 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
Requested name: SpecialK (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 remove those unnecessary numbers. Specialk22 (talk) 19:16, 28 February 2010 (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) 22:29, 28 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Bureaucrat note: The username already exists. If you wish to usurp it, please place your request on WP:CHUU. If you want to choose another username, please make sure it's not already listed on this page. ···日本穣^? · 投稿 · Talk to Nihonjoe 04:38, 1 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Fourrouxprosthetics → Fourroux Prosthetics

Current name: Fourrouxprosthetics (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
Requested name: Fourroux Prosthetics (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 inadvertently combined my desired username, and i would just like to separate and have it punctuated correctly to my liking. Fourroux Prosthetics 16:08, 2 March 2010 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Fourrouxprosthetics (talk • contribs)
SoxBot Beta has evaluated this request, and renaming appears to be possible. SoxBot (talk) 16:09, 2 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]
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. See this website. ···日本穣^? · 投稿 · Talk to Nihonjoe 19:57, 2 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- I understand, my apologies. If possible, please rename the existing username to Apexsrv, or please advise if i need to submit an entirely new request. Thank you. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Fourrouxprosthetics (talk • contribs) 20:14, 2 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  - You should pick a username which doesn't imply you are representing a company or other organization. "Apexsrv" appears to be short for Apex Services. Therefore, I suggest selecting a username which is unique and which does not appear on this list of usernames. ···日本穣^? · 投稿 · Talk to Nihonjoe 07:27, 3 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]
OK. So, if i could get my username changed to Summett32, that would be great. Thanks for all the assistance.

Not done. There's a request for Summett32 below. Useight (talk) 02:59, 4 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Johnnymartins → Johnmartins

Current name: Johnnymartins (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
Requested name: Johnmartins (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 wanna have only one name and password to all my accounts of different versions of Wikipedia, and all my accounts' name are Johnmartins. Johnnymartins (talk) 19:24, 3 March 2010 (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) 19:27, 3 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Bureaucrat note: Requested username is taken, but has no edits. Please make a request at WP:USURP. Useight (talk) 20:44, 3 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Not done and referred to WP:CHUU. ···日本穣^? · 投稿 · Talk to Nihonjoe 00:06, 5 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Delanye → Needlay

Current name: Delanye (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
Requested name: Needlay (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: like to change username every so often Delanye (talk) 19:58, 3 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]
SoxBot Beta has evaluated this request, and renaming appears to be possible. SoxBot (talk) 20:03, 3 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Bureaucrat note: You've had your account for about a month and a half. If you are wanting to change your name every couple months, that's not going to happen. ···日本穣^? · 投稿 · Talk to Nihonjoe 08:16, 4 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Sirvinylinstinct → Sir Vinyl Instinct

Current name: Sirvinylinstinct (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
Requested name: Sir Vinyl Instinct (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: on my international profile, users and fans search for the name with spaces in. From this, in order for fans to lookup my page, I need the spaces in place. Many thanks Sirvinylinstinct (talk) 14:56, 4 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]
SoxBot Beta has evaluated this request, and renaming appears to be possible. SoxBot (talk) 14:57, 4 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Not done as this is a promotional username (specifically prohibited by the username policy). Additionally, your userpage has been deleted as a blatant advertisement. Please do not use WIkipedia to promote yourself or anything else. See WP:SPAM for more information. ···日本穣^? · 投稿 · Talk to Nihonjoe 19:58, 4 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Current requests

Aop5019 → Mdadmin2010

Specialk22 → SpecialK

Fourrouxprosthetics → Fourroux Prosthetics

Johnnymartins → Johnmartins

Delanye → Needlay

Sirvinylinstinct → Sir Vinyl Instinct

Thomas.macmillan → Namiba

Repo-Bot → Repo-Box

CURRENT Daniel Winner → NEW DW2009OU

RakhiSehgal → PowerToWorkers