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

AirplanePro2000 → WikiPro

Current name: AirplanePro2000 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
Requested name: WikiPro (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 prevent the accusation of socking with my brother, AirplanePro. Dan^{the Man} 01:53, 17 June 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) 01:54, 17 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
"WikiPro" has non-trivial edits, did you have another username in mind? –xeno^talk 02:35, 17 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Not done No response. –xeno^talk 14:32, 22 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Osteomyoamare → =Benjamin=

Current name: Osteomyoamare (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
Requested name: [[User:=Benjamin=|=Benjamin=]] ([[User talk:=Benjamin=|talk]] · [[Special:Contribs/=Benjamin=|contribs]] · [[Special:DeletedContributions/=Benjamin=|deleted contribs]] · [[Special:Log/=Benjamin=|logs]] · target logs · block log · list user · [[sulutil:=Benjamin=|global contribs]] · [[Special:CentralAuth/=Benjamin=|central auth]] · Google)
Previous renames: current user, target user, Queue: open req, closed req
AntiSpoof: antispoof check
For global renamer: rename user
Reason: Trying to get a universal username on wikimedia. Also Osteomyoamare is hard to remember. Sorry about adding the <nowiki> tags; it wouldn't work otherwise. Osteomyoamare (talk) 11:14, 20 June 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) 11:15, 20 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
As you can see, usernames with = signs at the front or back are problematic for a number of reasons - not the least of which is that equals signs are used to make section headers. –xeno^talk 15:34, 20 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
I concur that this name would result in very confusing linking and discussion formatting and I am not sure it should be granted. MBisanz ^talk 00:20, 21 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Shortrunpress → Short Run Press

Current name: Shortrunpress (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
Requested name: Short Run Press (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 - I didn't realise Shortrunpress would be my displayed name, may I change it to how I want it to be displayed? Shortrunpress (talk) 15:27, 21 June 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. –xeno^talk 15:30, 21 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Akirn → Extransit

Current name: Akirn (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
Requested name: Extransit (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: Akirn (talk) 07:53, 22 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
SoxBot Beta has evaluated this request, and renaming appears to be possible. SoxBot (talk) 07:55, 22 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
You are sure about this name? Would hate for you to be mistaken for someone else. –xeno^talk 14:14, 22 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- So would I :D, but I'm pretty sure. The names are similar, but not confusingly so and anyone who has been around long enough to remember that should be sensible enough to not infer a connection. Akirn (talk) 14:52, 22 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  - Second question: Are you aware of, and comfortable with, the risks associated with renaming an account with very many edits? In particular, the contributions might not all get moved over automatically and may require a developer to fix - and we can give no estimates as to how long that will take. See WT:CHU#Stalled renames and bugzilla:17313. –xeno^talk 14:55, 22 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    - I do know this and am —all things considered— not worried. Akirn (talk) 01:57, 23 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Done Hope it works. MBisanz ^talk 02:47, 23 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]