Wikipedia:Changing username/Simple

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Changing username/Simple
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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:

  1. Read this page first. You must be aware of, and understand, all of that information before requesting a username change
  2. 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.
  3. Do not create an account under the new name or move/redirect your userpages. We'll do that for you.
  4. Log in with your present username in order to place your request. Renames will not be approved if the requester is not logged in.
  5. 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=
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. 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.



Jesupaleta → Wikisucks

Robot clerk note: There is already a global account registered for Wikisucks (primary wiki: dewiki).—cyberbot ITalk to my owner:Online 18:50, 4 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]
 Renamer note: Unfortunately the username you have requested is already registered. Please pick a new name. —k6ka 🍁 (Talk · Contributions) 01:41, 5 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]
 Not done No response. ‐‐1997kB (talk) 15:56, 13 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Houseplantsindia → Houseplants India

Robot clerk note: No problems found—cyberbot ITalk to my owner:Online 11:30, 9 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]
 Renamer 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. ‐‐1997kB (talk) 18:21, 9 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Reverie → Cuibonobo1

Robot clerk note: No problems found—cyberbot ITalk to my owner:Online 15:00, 9 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]
@Reverie: Hello, it looks like someone (User:Jen Montes) made a request through queue to be renamed to the same username and has been renamed. Was it you? ‐‐1997kB (talk) 18:30, 9 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]
@1997kB: Hi there. Yes, I changed my name on the Mediawiki site also. --Cuibonobo (talk) 19:35, 9 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]
@Reverie: I see, but the thing is you can use one account all over the Wikimedia projects and mediawiki is one of them. So if that account has been renamed to Cuibonobo, then this one can't be renamed to Cuibonobo. ‐‐1997kB (talk) 01:57, 10 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Edward the Music Man → Edward Campbell

Robot clerk note: No problems found—cyberbot ITalk to my owner:Online 10:00, 10 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]
 Renamer note: The chosen username is too similar to an existing username: Edwardcampbell. Please choose another one. ‐‐1997kB (talk) 04:25, 11 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Md Jalal Khan → Md Jalal Khan Rony

Robot clerk note: No problems found—cyberbot ITalk to my owner:Online 21:20, 11 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]
 Renamer note: Please provide a reason for renaming. —k6ka 🍁 (Talk · Contributions) 01:02, 12 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Drucik86 → Michalzalewski

Robot clerk note: No problems found—cyberbot ITalk to my owner:Online 18:50, 12 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]
@Drucik86: To help protect the identities of famous people, requests for rename matching the real name of a living, notable person must first be verified before they are acted upon. You are welcome to use your real name, but you will need to prove you are who you say you are. You can do this by sending an e-mail to info-en@wikimedia.org and talking with our volunteers there. You also need to provide some form of official documentation proving your identity.
If this is not your name, you will need to pick another username. ‐‐1997kB (talk) 07:31, 13 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Scentdotnet → WrightoSwim

Robot clerk note: No problems found—cyberbot ITalk to my owner:Online 22:40, 13 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]
 Done ‐‐1997kB (talk) 07:35, 14 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

TORO Shelters → Toro Shelters

Robot clerk note: No problems found—cyberbot ITalk to my owner:Online 14:10, 14 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]
 Not done Requested username still violates WP:CORPNAME, user has also engaged in promotional editing. Blocked. Yunshui 雲水 14:12, 14 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Thedmlab → tippo27

Robot clerk note: No problems found—cyberbot ITalk to my owner:Online 14:30, 14 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]
 Done ‐‐1997kB (talk) 15:59, 14 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Optimist on the run → Voice of Clam

Robot clerk note: No problems found—cyberbot ITalk to my owner:Online 15:40, 14 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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