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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.

Current requests

Add new requests to the bottom of the page.

Redguard101 → The_Talking_Mac

Current name: Redguard101 (talk • contribs)
Requested name: The_Talking_Mac (change username)
Reason: Its a name I use on a lot of sites Redguard101 01:06, 10 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Clerk note: The requested username is already registered; see Special:Listusers. Please choose another name. Michael Billington (talk • contribs) 06:53, 10 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Clerk note: The name was registered after this request was made, by the requestee. The bureaucrat who handles this request may want to take that into account. Michael Billington (talk • contribs) 23:38, 10 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Note: Left the user a message. Essjay (Talk) 02:29, 16 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Not done No followup since message. Essjay (Talk) 08:41, 19 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Pegasus1000 → ThePeg

Current name: Pegasus1000 (talk • contribs)
Requested name: ThePeg (change username)
Reason: Hi. Sorry to be a nuisance. I asked to be changed to Pegasus1000 a little while ago but it hasn't really worked and is causing confusion among people I'm corrresponding with (also I still come up as ThePeg on edits, making the change redundant). If its not too much bother can I go back? I won't ask to change it again .ThePeg 12:43, 18 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Template:No template Do not copy paste other's requests. =Nichalp «Talk»= 13:10, 18 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipediawonder → Onemorething

Current name: Wikipediawonder (talk • contribs)
Requested name: Onemorething (change username)
Reason: contaced and asked to change name because I used the word wikipedia by mistake. -- Wikipediawonder 17:49, 18 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Done Essjay (Talk) 08:37, 19 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Tipexcom2 → Ichigostar2007

Current name: Tipexcom2 (talk • contribs)
Requested name: Ichigostar2007 (change username)
Reason: Old user name is the same as my email - I'd prefer to keep them separate for security reasons. -- Tipexcom2 19:29, 18 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Done Essjay (Talk) 08:38, 19 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Kskent09 → Gos611

Current name: Kskent09 (talk • contribs)
Requested name: Gos611 (change username)
Reason: Trying to have a standard online name with other online accounts — Preceding unsigned comment added by 19:54, February 18, 2007 (talk • contribs) Kskent09

Done Essjay (Talk) 08:38, 19 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Zevizone → Zz128

Current name: Zevizone (talk • contribs)
Requested name: Zz128 (change username)
Reason: bored of old name. -- Zevizone

Done But only once; further requests for renames with this reason will be refused. Essjay (Talk) 08:39, 19 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Nareklm → Vannic

Current name: Nareklm (talk • contribs)
Requested name: Vannic (change username)
Reason: My current user name has my name and for personal reasons i would like it to be changed. -- Nareklm 07:42, 19 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Clerk note: The requested username is already registered; see Special:Listusers. However, this requested account meets the criteria for being usurped; if you wish to usurp it, please read and follow the process at Wikipedia:Changing username/Usurpations. If you do not wish to usurp the username, please choose another name to be renamed to. Daniel.Bryant 07:47, 19 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Not done Essjay (Talk) 08:39, 19 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

It's been approved, [1] Nareklm 11:15, 19 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Alternate name chosen, see below. =Nichalp «Talk»= 14:50, 19 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Ephraim6888 → Doldor

Current name: Ephraim6888 (talk • contribs)
Requested name: Doldor (change username)
Reason: To preserve anonymity. -- Ephraim6888 11:00, 19 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Done =Nichalp «Talk»= 11:53, 19 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Nareklm → Artaxiad

Current name: Nareklm (talk • contribs)
Requested name: Artaxiad (change username)
Reason: I don't want my personal info in public space my name, so i request this another one. -- Nareklm 13:39, 19 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Done =Nichalp «Talk»= 14:47, 19 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Superelephant → Lenny Levitate

Current name: Superelephant (talk • contribs)
Requested name: Lenny Levitate (change username)
Reason: I have reason to belive that some people want my current username and no-one will use the new one. -- Superelephant 14:45, 19 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Done Your request was submitted incorrectly. I have fixed it. =Nichalp «Talk»= 14:49, 19 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Lcnj → Worldedixor

Current name: Lcnj (talk • contribs)
Requested name: Worldedixor (change username)
Reason: Lcnj has little meaning to others. Worldedixor reflects better my ability to contribute to articles all over the world.

. -- Lcnj 00:44, 20 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Done Essjay (Talk) 04:08, 20 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Queve → Diantedit

Current name: Queve (talk • contribs)
Requested name: Diantedit (change username)
Reason: It appears there’s many other users with the name of Queve out of wikipedia and I would please like to change it to avoid any confusion or arguments, also because my cousin likes to use that name for his own edits and fan sites. The new name besides being very rare is also a hint to say I’m happy to help any edits that need to be done to contribute to wiki. -- Queve 16:54, 19 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Done Essjay (Talk) 04:08, 20 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

WashWest → Wash_West_191

Current name: WashWest (talk • contribs)
Requested name: Wash_West_191 (change username)
Reason: Privacy issues. -- WashWest 17:10, 19 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Done Essjay (Talk) 04:09, 20 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

groinwarrior → james488045

Current name: groinwarrior (talk • contribs)
Requested name: james488045 (change username)
Reason: you inexplicably think my old name is inappropriate. --

Done Essjay (Talk) 04:24, 20 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

SmartAss91 → -Mab.-

Current name: SmartAss91 (talk • contribs)
Requested name: -Mab.- (change username)
Reason: I want a serious username. -- SmartAss91 19:45, 19 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Not done - we already have a User:Mab and your proposed name is not sufficiently distinct from theirs. Warofdreams talk 03:07, 20 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Done I don't usually like to perform a request where another bureaucrat has declined it, but User:Mab has not edited in five years, so I doubt there will be any likelihood of confusion, and this user needs a new username before he ends up blocked per WP:USERNAME. Essjay (Talk) 04:37, 20 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Project for Pride in Living → RebeccaC21

Current name: Project for Pride in Living (talk • contribs)
Requested name: RebeccaC21 (change username)
Reason: Did not meet guidelines for a username and was flagged by another user. -- Project for Pride in Living 20:26, 19 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Done Essjay (Talk) 04:42, 20 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Sailor_Cuteness → Eternal_Pink

Current name: Sailor_Cuteness (talk • contribs)
Requested name: Eternal_Pink (change username)
Reason: Because my old I named my old one after a Sailor Senshi but I dont want pepole thinking I only do those pages and it helps me look npov if i have a netrel name when i edit sailor moon pages. -- ♥sailor cuteness-ready for love♥ 21:24, 19 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Done Essjay (Talk) 04:43, 20 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

BiancaOfHell → BillDeanCarter

Current name: BiancaOfHell (talk • contribs)
Requested name: BillDeanCarter (change username)
Reason: Is more professional and is the name I regularly carry, and which I would like to use for all edits henceforth. -- BiancaOfHell 23:27, 19 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Done Essjay (Talk) 02:30, 20 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Invader Soap → Invader Poonchy

Current name: Invader Soap (talk • contribs)
Requested name: Invader Poonchy (change username)
Reason: I'll have a better username. --Invader Soap^{Evil Jokes}_{Gir's Dog}February 13^th, 2007 (UTC)

Done Essjay (Talk) 04:44, 20 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Can't Sleep, clown will eat me → Clown Fearer

Current name: Can't Sleep, clown will eat me (talk • contribs)
Requested name: Clown Fearer (change username)
Reason: Long username. --Invader Soap^{Evil Jokes}_{Gir's Dog}February 19^th, 2007 (UTC)

You have to ask first the person so he can change his username which is very doubtful he will do it. You can't do a request to get a person to change his username here, only CSCWEM can. Jaranda ^{wat's sup} 04:08, 20 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Not done We don't do forced renames. Essjay (Talk) 04:51, 20 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Kuroki Mio 2006 → Nyletak

Current name: Kuroki_Mio_2006 (talk • contribs)
Requested name: Nyletak (change username)
Reason: A name I use at a lot of places now. -- Nyletak ♥ 03:26, 20 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Done Essjay (Talk) 04:51, 20 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Joemomma17 → JPhilipson

Current name: Joemomma17 (talk • contribs)
Requested name: JPhilipson (change username)
Reason: Would like a name that is more professional and appropriate. JPhilipson66.91.73.25 08:17, 20 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Clerk note: Request not made by user, but by 66.91.73.25 (talk · contribs · count). Please sign into your account and make the request again. AmiDaniel (talk) 08:20, 20 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Not done Essjay (Talk) 09:13, 20 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Byteandbitchopsuey → ByteSoup

Current name: Byteandbitchopsuey (talk • contribs)
Requested name: ByteSoup (change username)
Reason: I did not intend it, but some people are concerned that my username could be misread as containing an objectionable word. -- Byteandbitchopsuey 11:27, 20 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Done Essjay (Talk) 12:05, 20 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Saurabh Chatterjee → Saurc_zlunag

Current name: Saurabh Chatterjee (talk • contribs)
Requested name: Saurc_zlunag (change username)
Reason: Reason for requested renaming. I don't want my name to show up on search, I would rather use some other name -- -$@ur@BH-- 12:06, 20 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Done Essjay (Talk) 14:38, 20 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Nataliebell → TVkent

Current name: Nataliebell (talk • contribs)
Requested name: TVkent (change username)
Reason: I would like to use a standard name across all sites that I contribute to if possible. -- tvlover 14:22, 20 February 2007 (UTC)

clarivy Done =Nichalp «Talk»= 15:06, 20 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Erillanin → ErilLanin

Current name: Erillanin (talk • contribs)
Requested name: ErilLanin (change username)
Reason: To clarify my name that contain two words and also to avoid confusion. -- erillanin 14:29, 20 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Done Stan 16:09, 20 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Amankkonetwo → Kauonetwo

Current name: Amankkonetwo (talk • contribs)
Requested name: Kauonetwo (change username)
Reason: Anonymity. -- Kauonetwo 14:29, 20 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Not done Sorry, the name is registered. Please read the above instructions. =Nichalp «Talk»= 15:05, 20 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

@@ Line 204: / Line 204: @@
 * Requested name: [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Listusers&group=&username={{urlencode:ErilLanin}}&limit=1&offset=0 ErilLanin] ([http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special%3ARenameuser&oldusername={{urlencode:Erillanin}}&newusername={{urlencode:ErilLanin}} change username])
 * Reason: To clarify my name that contain two words and also to avoid confusion. -- [[User:Erillanin|erillanin]] 14:29, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
+{{done}} [[User:Stan Shebs|Stan]] 16:09, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
 === Amankkonetwo  → Kauonetwo ===