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Changing username/Simple

This page is a forum in which users can request, and global renamers (including stewards) can consider and carry out, requests to rename accounts to usernames that are not yet taken on any Wikimedia project. While global renamers carry out renames, other users (including bots) help by "clerking" the mechanics of this process. If you wish to help as a clerk, please read the linked page carefully.

Instructions

For help 'vanishing' from Wikipedia, please see courtesy vanishing.

Once you have decided on the name you would like:

Read this page first. You must be aware of, and understand, all of that information before requesting a username change
Check to make sure this username is not already in use. Do this by searching for the name here. If the name appears in the results, even if on another Wikimedia project, it is taken.
Do not create an account under the new name or move/redirect your userpages. We'll do that for you.
Log in with your present username in order to place your request. Renames will not be approved if the requester is not logged in.
Click here to place your request.
- Add your desired username after NEW=
- Add a reason for the change after REASON=
- Do not change anything after CURRENT=
Make sure that you have spelt your desired name correctly, including capitalization and spacing. Save the page. If your request is submitted malformed, please remedy it according to this page.
Check back on this page periodically to answer any questions that may arise regarding your request. Please be patient. It may take a few days for your request to be completed. If you do not answer any questions, your request may be declined due to no response.
Once your request has been completed, please do not remove or change your request. It will be archived automatically by a bot.

Requests that do not adhere to these instructions or that are grossly malformed are subject to removal.

Important Notes After you are renamed...

Due to technical limitations, usernames may not start with a lowercase letter. However, you may use the template {{lowercase title}} on your user and user talk pages, and change your signature to reflect your preference.
Underscores and spaces are considered identical by the MediaWiki software.
Use of a company, organization, group, website, or product name as a username is prohibited by the username policy.
Please understand the implications of using your real name before requesting a name change to it.

... your name will be changed to the new one in the page history of every page you've edited.
... your userpage and any subpages will be moved to the new name automatically. Please do not attempt to move them yourself.
... links left by your previous signatures will still point to the old userpage; however, a redirect will be left behind to your new userpage.
... your request will be automatically moved to the archives in the interest of transparency.

Current requests

Clerk note: If the target username is your real name, are you aware of the potential consequences associated with revealing your identity? –Juliancolton | ^Talk 20:10, 7 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Pianocrasher → Eugenie Absalom

Current name: Pianocrasher (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
Requested name: Eugenie Absalom (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
For global renamer: rename user
Reason: Pianocrasher username overlaps with the domain name pianocrasher.com and confuses Wiki robots. Eugenie Absalom (talk) 14:01, 8 July 2009 (UTC) --Eugenie Absalom (talk) 14:01, 8 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you.

SoxBot has evaluated this request, and renaming appears to be possible. SoxBot (talk) 14:03, 8 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Clerk note: the requested name appears to be a real name; are you aware of, and comfortable with, the potential implications of using your real name? Shereth 15:39, 8 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Spirra → Sephia

Current name: Spirra (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
Requested name: Sephia (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
For global renamer: rename user
Reason : I am a Korean Wikipedian. I want undisputied my account. but, in here, who has account 'Sephia'. So I want this account undispitued to account name Sephia.--119.207.159.142 (talk) 04:15, 9 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
SoxBot has evaluated this request, and a problem(s) was found. Target username exists, and it has edits, deleted edits, and/or log edits. Requesting user has 1 edit, to this page only. SoxBot (talk) 04:15, 9 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
- Clerk note: This would be more suited for WP:CHU/SUL. (X! · talk) · @501 · 11:00, 9 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

WIKIVUE Detroit → Codename:WIKI.DTW

Current name: WIKIVUE Detroit (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
Requested name: Codename:WIKI.DTW (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
For global renamer: rename user
Reason: To coexist with active YouTube, Google and Twitter accounts, while also avoiding use of any corporate names on Wikipedia. If there's anything wrong with the new name, please let me know immediately... Not necessarily the best reference that's for sure!!! WIKIVUE Detroit (talk) 04:13, 9 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
SoxBot has evaluated this request, and renaming appears to be possible. SoxBot (talk) 04:15, 9 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
- Bureaucrat note: Please identify which name you want: DTW, WIKIDTW, WIKI.DTW, or Codename: WIKI.DTW. Your request as of now is unclear. Thank you. -- Avi (talk) 13:57, 10 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
- Well in that case... How about WIKIDTW 2010??? WIKIVUE Detroit (talk) 1147 PM EDT SAT JUL 11 2009 | 347 AM UTC SUN JUL 12 2009
- Just to make certain, your first choice of name is WIKIDTW 2010? -- Avi (talk) 04:00, 12 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

~NIC → Raunak

Current name: ~NIC (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
Requested name: Raunak (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
For global renamer: rename user
Reason: Want to revert Raunak (talk) 09:02, 10 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
SoxBot has evaluated this request, and a problem(s) was found. Target username exists, and it has edits, deleted edits, and/or log edits. SoxBot (talk) 09:03, 10 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Bureaucrat note: Revert what? --Dweller (talk) 11:38, 10 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Immiconsult → ImmiConsult Limited

Current name: Immiconsult (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
Requested name: ImmiConsult Limited (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
For global renamer: rename user
Reason: specificity. Immiconsult (talk) 10:06, 10 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
SoxBot has evaluated this request, and renaming appears to be possible. SoxBot (talk) 10:09, 10 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Clerk note: The username Immiconsult (talk · contribs) has made no contributions to the project aside from this edit, or has only a few minor contributions. -- Sk8er5000 (talk) 11:19, 10 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Clerk note: This username may classify as an inappropriate username under the username policy . Please choose another name. -- Sk8er5000 (talk) 11:19, 10 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Sahin → NEW

Current name: Sahin (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
Please fill out this template correctly, replacing NEW with your requested username.
Previous renames: current user, target user, Queue: open req, closed req
For global renamer: rename user
Reason: I dont want to be seen. Vogut (talk) 13:44, 10 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
SoxBot has evaluated this request, and renaming appears to be possible. SoxBot (talk) 13:45, 10 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
- Bureaucrat note: We cannot erase usernames. if you plan on editing wikipedia under a new name, tag this one as {{retired}} and abandon it. If you plan on never editing wikipedia again, you may request that we check if we can implement the m:Right to Vanish. -- Avi (talk) 13:51, 10 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

bethandrob → Robert Evenden

Current name: Bethandrob (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
Requested name: Robert Evenden (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
For global renamer: rename user
Reason: Reason for requested renaming. Bethandrob (talk) 04:40, 11 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
SoxBot has evaluated this request, and renaming appears to be possible. SoxBot (talk) 04:42, 11 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Clerk note: Please provide a reason for renaming. -- Sk8er5000 (talk) 04:45, 11 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Clerk note: Are you aware of (and comfortable with) the potential implications associated with using a real name? -- Sk8er5000 (talk) 04:45, 11 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Linczone → DeeGee

Current name: Linczone (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
Requested name: DeeGee (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
For global renamer: rename user
Reason: Returning from a long break from editing and current username is the name of an old website that I no longer have anything to do with. Linczone^Talk^/^Watch 17:01, 11 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
SoxBot has evaluated this request, and a problem(s) was found. Although the requested username exists, the user has not made any contributions to Wikipedia. Therefore, you can place a request to usurp the username at WP:USURP. 91.198.174.201 (talk) 17:03, 11 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
- Clerk note: The requested username is already registered; see Special:CentralAuth. However, as this requested account has made no edits, it meets the criteria for being usurped; if you are an established user and wish to usurp it, please read and follow the process at m:Steward requests/Username changes. If you do not wish to usurp the username, please choose another name to be renamed to. -- Sk8er5000 (talk) 01:32, 12 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

RKRPRODUCTIONS → RKRP

Current name: RKRPRODUCTIONS (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
Requested name: RKRP (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
For global renamer: rename user
Reason: didn't realize company names weren't allowed RKRPRODUCTIONS (talk) 21:47, 11 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
SoxBot has evaluated this request, and renaming appears to be possible. SoxBot (talk) 21:48, 11 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Clerk note: The target username is an abbreviation for RKRProductions. Please choose a new username that doesn't resemble a company. –Juliancolton | ^Talk 00:39, 12 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Waxploitation → Tiltshift

Current name: Waxploitation (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
Requested name: Tiltshift (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
For global renamer: rename user
Reason: My current name was blocked by admin. I think because there's a company/entry with same name. Waxploitation (talk) 02:46, 12 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
SoxBot has evaluated this request, and renaming appears to be possible. SoxBot (talk) 02:51, 12 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
- Done -- Avi (talk) 03:57, 12 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

SaifZabarah → Zabarah

Current name: SaifZabarah (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
Requested name: Zabarah (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
For global renamer: rename user
Reason: more abreviated SaifZabarah (talk) 03:48, 12 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
SoxBot has evaluated this request, and a problem(s) was found. Requesting user has 1 edit, to this page only. SoxBot (talk) 03:51, 12 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
- Done -- Avi (talk) 03:58, 12 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Mhoaglin → Mechanistic

Current name: Mhoaglin (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
Requested name: Mechanistic (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
For global renamer: rename user
Reason: Mhoaglin is my real first initial and last name! oops. Mhoaglin (talk) 04:23, 12 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
SoxBot has evaluated this request, and renaming appears to be possible. SoxBot (talk) 04:24, 12 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
- Done You will need to transfer the commons username seperately. -- Avi (talk) 05:50, 12 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Sudip bhattai → Sudip

Current name: Sudip bhattai (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
Requested name: Sudip (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
For global renamer: rename user
Reason: the previous spelling was wrong Sudip bhattai (talk) 09:13, 12 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
SoxBot has evaluated this request, and a problem(s) was found. Target username exists, and while it has no edits, the user requesting it is too new to usurp an account. Requesting user has 1 edit, to this page only. SoxBot (talk) 09:15, 12 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thesocialistesq → AndySimpson

Current name: Thesocialistesq (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
Requested name: AndySimpson (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
For global renamer: rename user
Reason: My old handle is explicitly political, which makes it difficult to be seen as an editor capable of being neutral on politically-tinged articles, and it needlessly hides my actual identity. The new handle is my name, and I am aware of and comfortable with the implications associated with using a real name. -- The_socialist ^talk? 09:41, 12 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
SoxBot has evaluated this request, and renaming appears to be possible. SoxBot (talk) 09:42, 12 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Baku87 → Neftchi

Current name: Baku87 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
Requested name: Neftchi (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
For global renamer: rename user
Reason: My old name is political and geographical and makes it difficult for me to be seen as a neutral editor capable of objective contributions. Baku87 (talk) 10:26, 12 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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 * Reason: My old handle is explicitly political, which makes it difficult to be seen as an editor capable of being neutral on politically-tinged articles, and it needlessly hides my actual identity. The new handle is my name, and I am aware of and comfortable with the implications associated with using a real name. -- [[User:Thesocialistesq|The_socialist]] <sup>[[User talk:Thesocialistesq|talk?]]</sup> 09:41, 12 July 2009 (UTC)
 *{{User:SoxBot/CHU|noerror}} [[User:SoxBot|SoxBot]] ([[User talk:SoxBot|talk]]) 09:42, 12 July 2009 (UTC)
+=== Baku87 → Neftchi ===
+{{renameuser2|1=Baku87
+|2=Neftchi
+}}
+* Reason: My old name is political and geographical and makes it difficult for me to be seen as a neutral editor capable of objective contributions. [[User:Baku87|Baku87]] ([[User talk:Baku87|talk]]) 10:26, 12 July 2009 (UTC)