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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

Please put new requests at the end of this section.

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.

Preface your request with a heading, thus: === Target username ===
Please make your request in the form of "Please change [current username] to [desired username]."
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).

Add new requests to the bottom of the section.

kitten cannon lover

Please change da almighty bunghole to kitten cannon lover if it is availiable and/or appropriate. if it is innapropriate, please tell me on my current talk page. it has been blocked because the name happens to be innapropriate, and because of this i am unable make this username request when i am logged in. Thank you, and please change all contributions. [da almighty bunghole] 6:45pm MDT. June 2 2006 (UTC)

Please confirm this by editing your talk page while logged in; blocked users are still able to edit their talk pages, even while blocked. Essjay (Talk • Connect) 03:37, 3 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Mets2468

Please change Matthews961 to Mets2468. I want to change my name because i love the New York Mets...thank you.User:Matthews961 15:13, 3 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Done =Nichalp «Talk»= 05:02, 4 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Mvelinder

Please change Mvelinder2 to Mvelinder. I had registered Mvelinder awhile ago, but have since lost the password. In an attempt to retrieve it I realized that I failed to associate an email address with the account so I was unable to retrieve the password. And since I've already sent out recovery emails I'm assuming the password has been changed on the Mvelinder account, destroying all hope that I might remember it and recover the account. If there is a way to recover the account without going through the switching of usernames, that would be fine too. Your help would be much appreciated. Thanks. Mvelinder2 18:44, 3 June 2006 (UTC)Mvelinder[reply]

For security reasons, we can't fulfil your request. =Nichalp «Talk»= 05:02, 4 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I understand where you're coming from security wise. Could you please check to see if there is any email address associated with the user:Mvelinder account so that I might be able to retrieve the password if I know what account it was sent to? Also, due to the very few edits, it's not exactly like I'm trying to steal someones reputation here. I had made the first account before I had really started editing a lot so it sat idle. Now that I've become a bit more active I'd like to have it associated with my name again. There is also a personal "neatness" factor having everything under one alias that is turning into a real splinter in my brain. Other than that, I'm not sure how there are any other ways to confirm that I really am the person from the first account and that I would just like it back because of a simple mistake I made. Any thoughts any of you have about this would be really helpful if it could help me prove who I am. Private communications would be welcome too. Mvelinder2 20:19, 4 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Mikala_Arteaga

Please change Mikalalaurathompson to Mikala_Arteaga.

Mikalalaurathompson 04:07, 4 June 2006 (UTC)Mikalalaurathompson[reply]

Done =Nichalp «Talk»= 05:02, 4 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Pizzadude

Please change Vic Vipr to Pizzadude, thank you. ~ Vic Vipr 04:50, 4 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Pizzadude exists. Please go though the above instructions to check if a desired username is available. =Nichalp «Talk»= 05:02, 4 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Christopher Lame

Please change Christopherlame to Christopher Lame. Christopherlame 06:25, 4 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Done. Essjay (Talk • Connect) 08:58, 4 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Pani

Please change Pani to Pkpk. Thank you. Pani 12:17, 4 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Done =Nichalp «Talk»= 18:01, 4 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

N3RUS

Please change Russcannon to N3RUS. I am requesting this so as to adopt the callsign of my US Amateur Radio license. If possible, I would like my few edits to migrate to the new account. If there is a more appropriate method of doing this, then just let me know. Thank you very much. RussCannon 13:47, 4 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Done. Good luck with your licence. =Nichalp «Talk»= 18:01, 4 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you very much for the help. 73 -- N3RUS 18:55, 4 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Robeykr

Please change user:Robeykr to user:Jason Palpatine. I am requesting this so as to adopt the signature I am now currently using on the talk pages. When I first came into the comunity over a year ago, I created the account using the logo I use for my emails. With the release of Revenge of the Sith, I began using my Star Wars role playing game name to sign talk pages. I would like to make it official, If possible, I would like my edits to migrate to the new account. Thank you very much.

Regards; Jason Palpatine 18:47, 4 June 2006 (UTC) ^{speak your mind}[reply]

Are you aware that many people prefer not to use/change their real names in wikipedia for fear of harrasement, stalking? =Nichalp «Talk»= 18:58, 4 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

An additional point for my request. Thank you. Jason Palpatine 19:44, 4 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Okay, now I'm confused too...You still want the change (presumably indicating that Jasonn Palpatine isn't your real name)? Essjay (Talk • Connect) 22:43, 4 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Are you seriously saying you belive Palpatine to be my actual surname? ROTFLOL No, I adopted Jason Palpatine as an online alias in Star Wars role playing. The last name should have been a giveaway. Palpatine is the cheif villan in the Star Wars hexology. My character is his nephew and a jedi. -- Jason Palpatine 00:58, 5 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

LongIslander

Please change my username from [CarAnalyst] to [LongIslander]. --CarAnalyst 20:50, 4 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Done. Essjay (Talk • Connect) 22:47, 4 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

User:AngelThane and User:Angel Thane

I am helping out a new user who mistakenly created two accounts and has edits under both. S/he would like to keep User:Angel Thane, and if possible, to merge the contributions of User:AngelThane before it's deleted. Thank you. - CrazyRussian talk/contribs/email 23:31, 4 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

My talk page confirms s/his request - CrazyRussian talk/contribs/email 01:01, 5 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

We can't merge accounts, we can only rename them: That is, we cannot take two accounts and merge the contribution lists, we can only take one account and reattribute it's edits and system preferences to a new, unused name. Essjay (Talk • Connect) 19:41, 5 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Gary King

Please change my username from User:GaryKing to User:Gary King. When I registered, I never knew spaces were allowed. --Gary King 05:04, 5 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Done. Essjay (Talk • Connect) 19:47, 5 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Rajivpant to Rajiv.Pant

Please change my username from User:Rajivpant to User:Rajiv.Pant and transfer all contibutions to my new ID. Basically, I'd like to insert a period "." between my first and last names and capitalize the first letter of my last name. Thank you. Rajivpant 17:05, 5 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

You've only made 4 edits. Why not just create another account? --Tim1988 17:18, 5 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Done. It is, most often, easier to rename a user than to encourage them to get a new account; it tends to encourage the registration of, and temptation to use, multiple accounts. While the use of multiple accounts isn't prohibited in most cases, it is discouraged, and it's best we don't foster it in this manner. Essjay (Talk • Connect) 20:05, 5 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

User:850832

Please change User:850823 to User:328058. Transfer all contributions, delete and block old user account. Thank you.

328058 10:52, 5 June 2006 (UTC)

No. Renames are not a way to escape from vandalism warnings. Essjay (Talk • Connect) 20:01, 5 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

What? There was no vandalism. Any warning would have related to the IP address used by a prior individual.

This warning. Essjay (Talk • Connect) 21:20, 5 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

My Lord, that was a grammatical correction. Isn't that why we are here?

At any rate, you've already been renamed once. I'm not doing it again. Essjay (Talk • Connect) 21:33, 5 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I can understand and appreciate that. This request is not a critical issue. But as you put it, at any rate, please keep in mind to not accuse people without the fact to back it up. I have noticed there is a tendency for that around here.

Bmt86

Please change Bmt86 to BMT. Thankyou! --BMT86 20:37, 5 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Done. Essjay (Talk • Connect) 21:32, 5 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

A1%

Please change Agc7528 to A1%. Thank You. --Agc7528

Puckman765

Please change Puckman765 to Pac-Man765. Thanks. Puckman765

MichaelKniest

Would you please be so kind as to change User:MichaelKniest to User:Atirador ? Thank you in advance... --MichaelKniest 10:27, 6 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Gray Porpoise

Please change Gray-Porpise to Gray Porpoise. I made a spelling error. Thank you! Gray-Porpise 12:41, 6 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Wikispork

Please change User:Adniel to User:Wikispork. Thanks. Adniel 15:25, 6 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Other requests

Wikipedia:Changing username/Simple/Bottom Matter

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 Please change [[User:Gray-Porpise|Gray-Porpise]] to [[User:Gray Porpoise|Gray Porpoise]]. I made a spelling error. Thank you! [[User:Gray-Porpise|Gray-Porpise]] 12:41, 6 June 2006 (UTC)
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+Please change [[User:Adniel]] to [[User:Wikispork]]. Thanks. [[User:Adniel|Adniel]] 15:25, 6 June 2006 (UTC)
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