Wikipedia:Changing username/Simple

For stewards, global renamers, and clerks
	Reminders for clerks Only stewards and global renamers have the authority to approve or decline requests. Please do not remove or decline requests yourself.; Compliant requests do not need a response. To avoid cluttering the page, please do not comment on them.; For a list of response templates, see Template:CHU/doc.;
	Reminders for global renamers and stewards Be sure to review the renaming guidelines and the global rename policy before renaming.; 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 the rename reason with a link to the request. This ensures a paper trail for the request is available.; If you have any questions, consult the global renamers FAQ, or ask on the global renamers mailing list.;

Archived requests
	Completed and rejected requests will automatically be archived into one of the pages below. ;

Simple username changes

Shortcuts

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. If you choose to do so, you must acknowledge the risks in your request.
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
- start with ~2, as this is reserved for temporary accounts
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.

Commendable1 → Scholarly

Current name: Commendable1 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (notify user)
Requested name: Scholarly (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: 22:03, 25 December 2025 (UTC)
Reason: It sounds better? Commendable1 was in ways a placeholder. Commendable1 (talk) 22:03, 25 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Clerk note: The requested username is already registered; see Special:CentralAuth. Please choose another name which is not already in use. HurricaneZeta^C 22:08, 25 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

NAME: Adminicular

REASON: It sounds better? Commendable1 was in ways a placeholder. Adminicular is a word basically meaning auxiliary, or helping. Commendable1 (talk) 22:19, 25 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Commendable1: The username "Adminicular" can't be used because it has been blacklisted from creation, as it contains the word "Admin". The username policy doesn't allow usernames to begin with "Admin", as it implies authority. Please pick a different name. —⁠k6ka 🍁 (Talk · Contributions) 14:21, 27 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Emmanuelledesade → voltairine

Current name: Emmanuelledesade (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (notify user)
Requested name: Voltairine (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: 19:44, 28 December 2025 (UTC)
Reason: error Emmanuelledesade (talk) 19:44, 28 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Renamer note: Please provide a reason for renaming. - FlightTime (open channel) 00:52, 29 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Not done No response. - FlightTime (open channel) 19:21, 3 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Alex.94444 → peter56984

Current name: Alex.94444 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (notify user)
Requested name: Peter56984 (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: 17:36, 3 January 2026 (UTC)
Reason: Using a different name. Alex.94444 (talk) 17:36, 3 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Renamer note: Why do you have your user page redirected to an article? Please clean that up before the rename can proceed. - FlightTime (open channel) 19:27, 3 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

DarkNet Neko → matricronia

Current name: DarkNet Neko (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (notify user)
Requested name: Matricronia (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: 18:24, 4 January 2026 (UTC)
Reason: I changed my username to matricronia pretty much everywhere. I like that name better so it only makes sense to change it here too. I will eventually update my email to reflect my new username once this request goes through. DarkNet Neko (talk) 18:24, 4 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Done —⁠k6ka 🍁 (Talk · Contributions) 22:08, 4 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]