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.

ACCHS → Rosalie

Current name: ACCHS (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (notify user)
Requested name: Rosalie (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: 20:25, 2 February 2014 (UTC)
Reason: policy states I cannot have company name so changing it to personal ACCHS (talk) 20:25, 2 February 2014 (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 Rosalie, however there are 21 unattached accounts on other wikis. --Legobot (talk) 21:00, 2 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Bureaucrat note: Do you own the name Rosalie on the Italian Wikipedia? If not, since that account was active for a brief period most of a decade ago, it shouldn't be an absolute bar to a rename, but they do have more edits. Pak aran 16:38, 8 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Thestudentroomteam → chrisnewson

Current name: Thestudentroomteam (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (notify user)
Requested name: Chrisnewson (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: 14:20, 3 February 2014 (UTC)
Reason: switching to personal account name Thestudentroomteam (talk) 14:20, 3 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Robot clerk note: No problems found --Legobot (talk) 15:00, 3 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Clerk note: Are you aware of (and comfortable with) the potential implications associated with using a real name? Tyrol5 [Talk] 15:12, 3 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

OK. Perhaps I should use a different one. Shall I start the process again? Thanks.Thestudentroomteam (talk) 16:23, 3 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for responding! Yeah, go ahead and file a new request just like you did this one with the username that you want. Don't hesitate to ask if you have any more questions. Tyrol5 [Talk] 16:28, 3 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Not done per above. –xeno^talk 14:27, 11 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

VRAF secretray → Pat Sec VN

Current name: VRAF secretray (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (notify user)
Requested name: Pat Sec VN (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: 06:20, 4 February 2014 (UTC)
Reason: error on registry 178.251.23.212 (talk) 06:20, 4 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Robot clerk note: The request was made by an IP (178.251.23.212 please login to request a name change. --Legobot (talk) 07:00, 4 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

RayneVanDunem → HarryUnderwood3

Current name: RayneVanDunem (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (notify user)
Requested name: HarryUnderwood3 (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: 16:40, 5 February 2014 (UTC)
Reason: Wish to credit my real name for past and future edits. RayneVanDunem (talk) 16:40, 5 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Robot clerk note: No problems found --Legobot (talk) 17:00, 5 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Clerk note: Are you aware of (and comfortable with) the potential implications associated with using a real name? Tyrol5 [Talk] 17:34, 5 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Writerpam → Pamela Samuels Young

Current name: Writerpam (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (notify user)
Requested name: Pamela Samuels Young (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: 18:07, 5 February 2014 (UTC)
Reason: Didn't realize username is the name that would be displayed. Writerpam (talk) 18:07, 5 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Bureaucrat note: Are you aware of (and comfortable with) the potential implications associated with using a real name? (ping) Acalamari 18:48, 5 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

AmericanGolfEntertainment → AshleyJuge

Current name: AmericanGolfEntertainment (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (notify user)
Requested name: AshleyJuge (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: 20:44, 5 February 2014 (UTC)
Reason: Apparent violation of username policy, trying to publish a page. AmericanGolfEntertainment (talk) 20:44, 5 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Robot clerk note: No problems found --Legobot (talk) 21:00, 5 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Bureaucrat note: Are you aware of (and comfortable with) the potential implications associated with using a real name? (ping) Acalamari 10:24, 6 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

ArthurPui → AlfredThommyTan

Current name: ArthurPui (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (notify user)
Requested name: AlfredThommyTan (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: 12:26, 6 February 2014 (UTC)
Reason: SoMyFriendsWillKnowThatIHaveContributedToWiki abcd 12:26, 6 February 2014 (UTC)

Robot clerk note: No problems found --Legobot (talk) 13:00, 6 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Bureaucrat note: Are you aware of (and comfortable with) the potential implications associated with using a real name? (ping) Acalamari 23:15, 6 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Ratobang → Rato Bangala School

Current name: Ratobang (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (notify user)
Requested name: Rato Bangala School (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: 14:10, 6 February 2014 (UTC)
Reason: I want to make a formal page Ratobang (talk) 14:10, 6 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Robot clerk note: No problems found --Legobot (talk) 15:00, 6 February 2014 (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. hmssolent^lambast _{patrol records} 15:13, 6 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Not done per clerk; please see WP:YFA or WP:TEAHOUSE for help with your first article. –xeno^talk 20:14, 10 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

riyaz.ibuggie → iBuggie.com

Current name: Riyaz.ibuggie (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (notify user)
Requested name: IBuggie.com (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: 15:35, 6 February 2014 (UTC)
Reason: I dont want to use my name on it iBuggie.com 15:35, 6 February 2014 (UTC)

Robot clerk note: No problems found --Legobot (talk) 16:00, 6 February 2014 (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. Tyrol5 [Talk] 16:23, 6 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Geonosis Solution → Geonosis Solutions

Current name: Geonosis Solution (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (notify user)
Requested name: Geonosis Solutions (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: 05:00, 7 February 2014 (UTC)
Reason:

Robot clerk note: No problems found --Legobot (talk) 06:00, 7 February 2014 (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. Acalamari 09:20, 7 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Lbofficial → Anthony Green

Current name: Lbofficial (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (notify user)
Requested name: Anthony Green (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: 20:13, 7 February 2014 (UTC)
Reason: Because my current name is not valid and i must change it. Lbofficial (talk) 20:13, 7 February 2014 (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 Anthony Green. --Legobot (talk) 21:00, 7 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

User:Forbesgeorgia → Forbes Georgia

Current name: User:Forbesgeorgia (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (notify user)
Requested name: Forbes Georgia (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: 00:07, 10 February 2014 (UTC)
Reason: real name of our company Forbes Georgia 00:07, 10 February 2014 (UTC)

Robot clerk note: The username User:Forbesgeorgia does not exist. --Legobot (talk) 01:00, 10 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Not done; I have advised the user on their talk page to select a different username. 28bytes (talk) 19:35, 10 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Carnivalvoice → carnivalband

Current name: Carnivalvoice (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (notify user)
Requested name: Carnivalband (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: 08:52, 10 February 2014 (UTC)
Reason: The new name reveals the purpose of the page Carnivalvoice (talk) 08:52, 10 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Robot clerk note: No problems found --Legobot (talk) 09:00, 10 February 2014 (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. carnivalband.com Mlpearc (open channel) 03:20, 11 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

CEGRecords → CEG Records

Current name: CEGRecords (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (notify user)
Requested name: CEG Records (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: 21:26, 10 February 2014 (UTC)
Reason: No space between the two words CEGRecords (talk) 21:26, 10 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Robot clerk note: No problems found --Legobot (talk) 21:30, 10 February 2014 (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. cegrecords.tripod.com Mlpearc (open channel) 03:24, 11 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

VeyRayWin → Qq317436354

Current name: VeyRayWin (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (notify user)
Requested name: Qq317436354 (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: 00:38, 11 February 2014 (UTC)
Reason: I am going to delete my wikipedia account. VeyRayWin (talk) 00:38, 11 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Robot clerk note: No problems found --Legobot (talk) 01:00, 11 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Done Acalamari 10:53, 11 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

rukaiboy → gowithitkb

Current name: Rukaiboy (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (notify user)
Requested name: Gowithitkb (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: 02:32, 11 February 2014 (UTC)
Reason: personal information exposed Rukaiboy (talk) 02:32, 11 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Robot clerk note: No problems found --Legobot (talk) 03:00, 11 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Done Acalamari 10:53, 11 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Mohit_MSYTECH → MackClooney

Current name: Mohit_MSYTECH (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (notify user)
Requested name: MackClooney (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: 06:57, 11 February 2014 (UTC)
Reason: I do not want my name to be public Mohit MSYTECH (talk) 06:57, 11 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Robot clerk note: No problems found --Legobot (talk) 07:00, 11 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Bureaucrat note: Are you aware of (and comfortable with) the potential implications associated with using a real name? (ping) Acalamari 10:53, 11 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

The request seems to indicate the target name is more pseudonymous than the current. –xeno^talk 14:26, 11 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

You're entirely right, Xeno; I somehow missed reading this particular rationale for renaming. No reason at all to delay, so

Done. Acalamari 15:21, 11 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Rezamarefaty → Vanish user sasdasdadjj

Current name: Rezamarefaty (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (notify user)
Requested name: Vanish user sasdasdadjj (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: 10:12, 11 February 2014 (UTC)
Reason: because i want to delete my account Rezamarefaty (talk) 10:12, 11 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Robot clerk note: No problems found --Legobot (talk) 10:30, 11 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Done Acalamari 10:53, 11 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

HTAI → MVKLG2014

Current name: HTAI (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (notify user)
Requested name: MVKLG2014 (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: 14:26, 11 February 2014 (UTC)
Reason: I need this more neutral username which matches wikipedia's guidelines HTAI (talk) 14:26, 11 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Robot clerk note: No problems found --Legobot (talk) 14:30, 11 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Done Acalamari 15:21, 11 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Holly Springs - Government → Tamara Ward

Current name: Holly Springs - Government (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (notify user)
Requested name: Tamara Ward (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: 15:32, 11 February 2014 (UTC)
Reason: Reading policy, making correction Holly Springs - Government (talk) 15:32, 11 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Robot clerk note: No problems found --Legobot (talk) 16:00, 11 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Username change

Wrevel → Marchean

Current name: Wrevel (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (notify user)
Requested name: Marchean (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: 17:26, 11 February 2014 (UTC)
Reason: Had article under the same name Wrevel (talk) 17:26, 11 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Robot clerk note: No problems found --Legobot (talk) 17:30, 11 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Rezamarefaty → rezadecoder

Current name: Rezamarefaty (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (notify user)
Requested name: Rezadecoder (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: 17:53, 11 February 2014 (UTC)
Reason: i don't like Rezamarefaty Rezamarefaty (talk) 17:53, 11 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]