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.

AtelierJames → James Branding

Current name: AtelierJames (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
Requested name: James Branding (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: 07:13, 22 December 2011 (UTC)
Reason: I changed the username to the company name itself. AtelierJames (talk) 07:13, 22 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Robot clerk note: I have detected the following problems:

The requested username is already registered; see Special:Listusers. However, as this requested account has made no edits, it meets the criteria for being usurped; if you wish to usurp it, please read and follow the process at Wikipedia:Changing username/Usurpations. If you do not wish to usurp the username, please choose another name to be renamed to.
There is already a global account registered for James Branding. --Chris G Bot 3 (talk) 07:20, 22 December 2011 (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.. Also, the username you requested has already been blocked due to spamming. ···日本穣^? · 投稿 · Talk to Nihonjoe · Join WP Japan! 00:46, 27 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

SpeakFree → Mrj

Current name: SpeakFree (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
Requested name: Mrj (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: 20:55, 22 December 2011 (UTC)
Reason: I want to start with a new name based on my initials S_peakF_ree ^(talk)_(contribs) 20:55, 22 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Robot clerk note: I have detected the following problems:

The requested username is already registered; see Special:Listusers. However, as this requested account has made no edits, it meets the criteria for being usurped; if you wish to usurp it, please read and follow the process at Wikipedia:Changing username/Usurpations. If you do not wish to usurp the username, please choose another name to be renamed to.
There is no global account registered for Mrj, however there are 6 unattached accounts on other wikis. --Chris G Bot 3 (talk) 21:10, 22 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Which wiki's and are they active accounts? I'm only interested in contributing on English Wikipedia and German Wikipedia and I checked if the account existed there already. S_peakF_ree ^(talk)_(contribs) 21:15, 22 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  - They are on enwiki, dawiki, commons, frwiki, fawiki, and arwiki. None of them have claimed the SUL, so I would consider a usurp request, but the Commons person registered fairly recently (August 2011) and we usually like a six month activity gap. MBisanz ^talk 07:38, 24 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Glebchik → Glossologist

Current name: Glebchik (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
Requested name: Glossologist (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: 09:20, 28 December 2011 (UTC)
Reason: Unifying account names throughout Wikimedia projects. The SUL account “Glossologist” belongs to me, here′s the confirmation. Glebchik (talk) 09:20, 28 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Robot clerk note: There is already a global account registered for Glossologist. --Chris G Bot 3 (talk) 09:30, 28 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Done MBisanz ^talk 06:36, 29 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Robot clerk note: The request was made by JasonCzarnick, not JayCzarnick; please login as JayCzarnick to request a name change. --Chris G Bot 3 (talk) 21:50, 28 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Deblopper → Debloper

Current name: Deblopper (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
Requested name: Debloper (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: 21:56, 28 December 2011 (UTC)
Reason: Typo (double-p) in the current alias. (confirmation) – Deb ‖ Poke • EditList ‖ 21:56, 28 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Robot clerk note: No problems found --Chris G Bot 3 (talk) 22:10, 28 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Done MBisanz ^talk 06:30, 29 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Edwardnavarro → Edward Navarro

Current name: Edwardnavarro (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
Requested name: Edward Navarro (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: 01:46, 29 December 2011 (UTC)
Reason: I want to look better and formal. Edward Navarro 01:46, 29 December 2011 (UTC)

Robot clerk note: No problems found --Chris G Bot 3 (talk) 01:50, 29 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Done MBisanz ^talk 06:26, 29 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

dhatsavan → iiar

Current name: Dhatsavan (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
Requested name: Iiar (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: 03:51, 29 December 2011 (UTC)
Reason: I just need a shorter and more memorable name. It is not a company name and I have no affiliation with [1] or [2]. Dhatsavan 03:51, 29 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

And it spells "liar". I suppose that's ok.--Dhatsavan 03:54, 29 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Robot clerk note: No problems found --Chris G Bot 3 (talk) 04:10, 29 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Castleforever97 → CastleForever97

Current name: Castleforever97 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
Requested name: CastleForever97 (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: 04:46, 29 December 2011 (UTC)
Reason: Din't realise you couldn't have a username starting with a lower-case letter 122.58.186.70 (talk) 04:46, 29 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Robot clerk note: The request was made by 122.58.186.70, not Castleforever97; please login as Castleforever97 to request a name change. --Chris G Bot 3 (talk) 04:50, 29 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]