Wikipedia:Changing username/Simple

For stewards, global renamers, and clerks
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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

Namasteorganicspa → Namaste Organic Spa

Current name: Namasteorganicspa (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
Requested name: Namaste Organic Spa (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 new username is more clear and easier to read. Namasteorganicspa (talk) 18:44, 23 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]
SoxBot Beta has evaluated this request, and renaming appears to be possible. SoxBot (talk) 18:45, 23 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. ···日本穣^? · 投稿 · Talk to Nihonjoe 18:56, 23 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Not done due to no response. ···日本穣^? · 投稿 · Talk to Nihonjoe 07:36, 27 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Is3-stopzilla → Jim Kirkpatrick

Current name: Is3-stopzilla (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
Requested name: Jim Kirkpatrick (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: Current name is in Violation of Wikipedia username Policy Is3-stopzilla (talk) 21:41, 24 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]
SoxBot Beta has evaluated this request, and renaming appears to be possible. SoxBot (talk) 21:42, 24 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Clerk note: Are you aware of (and comfortable with) the potential implications associated with using a real name? Jarkeld (talk) 21:52, 24 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Rashad bolden → Emporia Arts Council

Current name: Rashad bolden (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
Requested name: Emporia Arts Council (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: STATE A REASON HERE Rashad bolden (talk) 14:54, 25 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Bureaucrat note: Fixed malformed request. Original post here. Required items still missing, please re-submit request. Useight (talk) 19:18, 25 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

SoxBot Beta has evaluated this request, and renaming appears to be possible. SoxBot (talk) 22:36, 25 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. ···日本穣^? · 投稿 · Talk to Nihonjoe 22:43, 25 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Clerk note: i saw this some hours ago... i wasn't convinced that it was meant to be a rename. See Emporia Arts Council and the user's talk page. There isn't a notice about the removal of grossly malformed requests so i left it to those with more experience since i can't see the now twice deleted article. delirious & lost ☯ ^~hugs~ 01:28, 26 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

- Bureaucrat note: I left a note on their talk page so they can come here and comment. ···日本穣^? · 投稿 · Talk to Nihonjoe 02:30, 26 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

SpArC123 → SpArC

Current name: SpArC123 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
Requested name: SpArC (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 registered for the username SpArC on wikimedia when uploading a file. And it automatically created the username on wikipedia as well. I already had a wikipedia login 'SpArC123'. I would like this to be renamed to SpArC thus having just one username all across. Thanks! SpArC123 (talk) 07:24, 26 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) 07:27, 26 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Bureaucrat note: Please make a post on your Commons user talk page indicating that account is you and that you're okay with detaching the enwiki username to allow this request. ···日本穣^? · 投稿 · Talk to Nihonjoe 20:15, 26 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Oydy → @oydy

Current name: Oydy (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
Requested name: @oydy (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 ment to register with the username @oydy, but forgot to put the @ in the field before saving. Please change it. Oydy (talk) 10:18, 26 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]
SoxBot Beta has evaluated this request, and renaming appears to be possible. SoxBot (talk) 10:18, 26 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Bureaucrat note: Usernames can't begin with @. Please select another username if you still wish to rename your account. ···日本穣^? · 投稿 · Talk to Nihonjoe 20:17, 26 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Jeffrey Lebowski → Jeff Lebowski

Current name: Jeffrey Lebowski (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
Requested name: Jeff Lebowski (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 unify acount of german and english wikipedia (Jeffrey Lebowski is not available in german wiki) Dude (talk) 13:13, 26 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]
SoxBot Beta has evaluated this request, and renaming appears to be possible. SoxBot (talk) 13:15, 26 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Bureaucrat note: Please make a post in English on your dewiki user talk page stating that account is you and you want this done. Then post the diff here. Thanks! ···日本穣^? · 投稿 · Talk to Nihonjoe 20:24, 26 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

LDEJRuff → NickeloonDisney

Current name: LDEJRuff (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
Requested name: NickeloonDisney (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: No reason.

~~LDEJRuff~~^{(see what I've contributed)} 17:07, 27 March 2010 (EDT)

SoxBot Beta has evaluated this request, and renaming appears to be possible. SoxBot (talk) 21:09, 27 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Clerk note: Please provide a reason for renaming. NERDYSCIENCEDUDE (✉ message • changes) 15:37, 28 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

AMITZORBA → VARANWAL

Current name: AMITZORBA (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
Requested name: VARANWAL (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 VARANWAL DENOTES MY HERITAGE. IT IS EASIER TO CONNECT AND CONTRIBUTE USING THIS NAME AS IT IS RECOGNISED. ZORBA IS A FICTIONAL GREEK PHILOSOPHER I USED TO BE FAN OF LONG AGO. STILL A FAN, BUT I NEED TO MOVE ON.!! Amitzorba (talk) 12:55, 28 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Bureaucrat note: Do you want your username to be all caps, or was that just because your caps lock was on.? Useight (talk) 15:23, 28 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]