Wikipedia:Changing username/Simple

For stewards, global renamers, and clerks
	Notice to renamers Please remember to check Special:CentralAuth to see if an account is subject to blocks on another project before renaming.; Please install User:Enterprisey/rename-reason-fixer to auto populate permalink for rename reason.; For a list of response templates, see Template:CHU/doc.;

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.

Wikipedia:Changing username/Simple/Bottom Matter

Current requests

Please note that renaming users puts a large load on the database. Please do not request a rename unless it is necessary. If you have only a few edits, see the alternatives above.

Please, please use the form shown in the green box below. Please.
Do not put any special characters (- -, / /, [ ], " ", etc.) around the usernames. Bureaucrats copy usernames to prevent misspellings, and adding extra characters to set off the username increases the chance you will be renamed to the wrong name!
Sign your name at the end with four tildes: ~~~~
If your change request is granted, be sure to Move your userpage [alt-m] to your new userpage location (do not simply copy and paste your userpage text).

Form for new requests:

=== MyNewUsername ===

Please change MyOldUsername to MyNewUsername. Thank you. ~~~~

Add new requests to the bottom of the page.

Simpsons Contributor

Please can you change the name of my account to Gemstone. Thanks. Miller 14:35, 2 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

That name is already taken. Please follow the instructions above to pick a name that isn't already taken. Essjay (Talk) 03:29, 4 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Zeit77

Please change AMeehan to Zeit77. Thank you.

Done. Essjay (Talk) 03:22, 4 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Kompas

Please change Petr.zika to Kompas. Thank you. Petr.zika 15:09, 1 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Done. Essjay (Talk) 03:36, 2 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Жайсон

Please change CR7 to Жайсон. Thank you. CR7 19:35 BST (18:35 UTC), 1st August 2006

I'm sorry, usernames with non-Latin characters are not permitted under the username policy. Essjay (Talk) 03:37, 2 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

CONheartist

Please change Pyroguy56011 to CONheartist. Thank you. Pyroguy56011 20:32, 1 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Done. Essjay (Talk) 03:38, 2 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Santaklaus43

Please change Short.102@gmail.com to Santaklaus43. Thank you. Short.102@gmail.com 00:49, 2 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Done. Essjay (Talk) 03:39, 2 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Alex Sims

Please change Softgrow to Alex Sims. Thank you. Softgrow 11:42, 2 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Done. Essjay (Talk) 03:16, 4 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Jwalker2006

Please change Jwalker2006 to Joannew26. Thank you.--JO 12:46, 2 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Deferred, per pending sockpuppet issues. Essjay (Talk) 03:19, 4 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Raymond arritt

Please change Raymond arritt to Toquevile (a bad pun, means "cheap hat"). I messed up and created Toquevile before this request, but you can see from the confirmed emails that they're both me. Raymond Arritt 16:25, 2 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

No, we can't, bureaucrats don't have access to that information. You will have to log in with the other account and post a note here allowing it to be renamed to make way for your requested rename. Essjay (Talk) 03:30, 4 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Markdr

Please change Mark_dr to Markdr. Thank you. Mark ^{(Talk | Email)} 18:27, 2 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Done. Essjay (Talk) 03:31, 4 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Many thanks. --Mark ^{(Talk | Contribs | Email)} 11:31, 4 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

EOlson

Please change my username from eolson@lccc.wy.edu to EOlson. EOlson 16:58, 2 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Done. Essjay (Talk) 03:31, 4 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Rhadamante

Please change Rhadamanthe to Rhadamante. Thank you Rhadamanthe 17:36, 2 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Done. Essjay (Talk) 03:32, 4 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

M@rëino

Please change Mareino to M@rëino. I desire this change so that my work on Wikipedia and my work for other organizations under the name Mareino remain separate on search engines. I am aware that I am requesting a username that is spelled slightly differently from my signature (an umlaut e instead of a macron e). Thank you! --M @r ē ino 20:09, 2 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The username policy does not allow usernames with special characters; please choose a name that utilizes only Latin characters. Essjay (Talk) 03:33, 4 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

BenMayhew

Please change ben.mayhew@gmail.com to BenMayhew. Thanks.

Done. Essjay (Talk) 03:33, 4 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Alyssaallen

Please change Alyssaallen to Ara2006. Thank you. Alyssaallen 21:05, 2 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Done. Essjay (Talk) 03:35, 4 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Dario Borralho

Please change Dario.borralho@gmail.com to Dario Borralho. Thank you

Done. Essjay (Talk) 03:35, 4 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Eifel

Please change Erlaforest to Eifel. I am doing this because I have lost hope in Wikipedia and I would like to deactivate my account. Thank you. Erlaforest 01:13, 3 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Done. Essjay (Talk) 03:38, 4 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

JChessin

Please change Jeferiah to JChessin. Thank you. JChessin 05:46, 3 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Done. Essjay (Talk) 03:39, 4 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Max Schwarz

Please change Schwarzm to Max Schwarz. Thank you. --Max Talk (add) 07:40, 3 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Done. Essjay (Talk) 03:41, 4 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Wiki.user

Please change Bayfield to Wiki.user. Thank you. Bayfield 08:25, 3 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Done. Essjay (Talk) 03:47, 4 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Gperrow

Please change Gperrow to MrBoo. Thank you. Gperrow 20:17, 3 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Done. Essjay (Talk) 03:54, 4 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Wes B

Please change wes_breazeale@hotmail.com to Wes B. Thank you. Wes B. 21:35, 3 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Done. Essjay (Talk) 03:56, 4 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Michael Kinyon

Please change Mkinyon to Michael Kinyon. Thank you. Michael Kinyon 22:28, 3 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Done. Essjay (Talk) 03:58, 4 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Marisa@digiport.com

Please change Marisa@digiport.com to Keepingitrealinmiamibeach. Thank you. KEEPINGITREALINMIAMI 23:27, 3 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Done. Essjay (Talk) 03:59, 4 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Vcxlor

Please could you change User:Vcxlor to User:SatuSuro (which is the signature at this time). Thank you for your assistance. SatuSuro 01:34, 4 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Done. Essjay (Talk) 04:00, 4 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Zeit77

Please change AMeehan to Zeit77. Thank you.

Done. Essjay (Talk) 03:38, 4 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Compaquser

Please change Compaquser to emachinesuser. Thank you.--1190557 01:49, 4 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

On holdI am only pending the outcome of sockpuppet accusations. Essjay (Talk) 04:04, 4 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Essjay Iam no sockpuppet of anyone .The sockpuppet accusattions are only a poly to control content on a few pages for the Nova Scotia region . If anything the sockpuppet are the ones accusing .--1190557 13:26, 4 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Gaurav Srivastva

Please change Gauravsrivastava to fisherboy. Thankyou. 18:11 2nd of August 2006 Thankyou

Done. Essjay (Talk) 03:34, 4 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Abhishek V

Please can you change my username artist24 to paintlover? Thank you.......... ........

Um, I'm a little lost. You put one username in the header, but requested a different one in your text. You also listed a different account name than you used to make the request. Could you please make your request in the form of "Please change Currentusername to Newusername. ~~~~" Essjay (Talk) 05:42, 4 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Tejasajani

Please change Tejasajani to TejasJani. Thank you. Tejasajani 09:21, 4 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Done. Essjay (Talk) 11:58, 4 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hammersville23

Please change Artem glebov to Hammersville23. Thank you. Artem glebov 11:12, 4 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Done. Essjay (Talk) 11:58, 4 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Nick Mks

Please change Nicki Mennekens to Nick Mks. Thank you. Nick Mks 11:58, 4 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Done. Essjay (Talk) 11:59, 4 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Zhanster --> Archangel

Please change zhanster to Archangel please Zhanster 13:24, 4 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]