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.

Shehriyari → Shehi

Current name: Shehriyari (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (notify user)
Requested name: Shehi (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
Datestamp: 04:31, 23 August 2011 (UTC)
Reason: It's my nickname I use everywhere on the net Shehi (talk) 04:31, 23 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Robot clerk note: No problems found --Chris G Bot 3 (talk) 04:40, 23 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Bureaucrat note: It appears that a user on another Wikimedia project (azwiki) holds the claim to the SUL for this name. Please see Wikipedia:Handling SUL conflicts for more information on this topic. –xeno^talk 18:04, 23 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Unjha.pharmacy → Unjha Pharmacy

Current name: Unjha.pharmacy (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (notify user)
Requested name: Unjha Pharmacy (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
Datestamp: 10:02, 23 August 2011 (UTC)
Reason: For removing full stop and P in capital Unjha.pharmacy (talk) 10:02, 23 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Robot clerk note: No problems found --Chris G Bot 3 (talk) 10:10, 23 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Clerk 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. — frankie (talk) 13:53, 23 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Not done; no response –xeno^talk 14:12, 25 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Luxriot.V → Vadim Mihaly4

Current name: Luxriot.V (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (notify user)
Requested name: Vadim Mihaly4 (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
Datestamp: 09:36, 24 August 2011 (UTC)
Reason: Was not carefully reading rules, willing to update to valid username Luxriot.V (talk) 09:36, 24 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Robot clerk note: No problems found --Chris G Bot 3 (talk) 09:40, 24 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Bureaucrat note: Are you aware of (and comfortable with) the potential implications associated with using a real name? –xeno^talk 13:56, 24 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Psrnh → Phani_Raghavendra

Current name: Psrnh (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (notify user)
Requested name: Phani_Raghavendra (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
Datestamp: 04:30, 25 August 2011 (UTC)
Reason: Current user name is dummy and hence I want to put my real name Psrnh (talk) 04:30, 25 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Robot clerk note: No problems found --Chris G Bot 3 (talk) 04:40, 25 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Clerk note: Are you aware of (and comfortable with) the potential implications associated with using a real name? — frankie (talk) 12:58, 25 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

markles → GoldRingChip

Current name: Markles (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (notify user)
Requested name: GoldRingChip (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
Datestamp: 17:23, 25 August 2011 (UTC)
Reason: Privacy! I'd like to have a username that is unique for me. I am known by my old username in other venues (other websites). —Markles 17:23, 25 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Robot clerk note: No problems found --Chris G Bot 3 (talk) 17:30, 25 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Done - 46,173, so just within the limit. WJBscribe (talk) 21:05, 25 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you.—GoldRingChip 01:37, 26 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Shehriyari → Shehi

Unjha.pharmacy → Unjha Pharmacy

Luxriot.V → Vadim Mihaly4

Psrnh → Phani_Raghavendra

markles → GoldRingChip

Strongmail → StrongMail

MsAnthropyIndefatigably → MsAnthropy Indefatigably

Juichirotanizaki → Junichiro Tanizaki

FartMansion → StratfordInnkeeper

Chrisjbower → Lejudge